OCR M1 2010 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicNon-constant acceleration

4 A particle \(P\) moving in a straight line has velocity \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after passing through a fixed point \(O\). It is given that \(v = 3.2 - 0.2 t ^ { 2 }\) for \(0 \leqslant t \leqslant 5\). Calculate
  1. the value of \(t\) when \(P\) is at instantaneous rest,
  2. the acceleration of \(P\) when it is at instantaneous rest,
  3. the greatest distance of \(P\) from \(O\).