OCR MEI M1 2013 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

4 A particle is travelling along a straight line with constant acceleration. \(\mathrm { P } , \mathrm { O }\) and Q are points on the line, as illustrated in Fig. 4. The distance from P to O is 5 m and the distance from O to Q is 30 m . \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{13f555cc-d506-48e5-a0e4-225cae4251dc-4_113_1173_1576_447} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure} Initially the particle is at O . After 10 s , it is at Q and its velocity is \(9 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) in the direction \(\overrightarrow { \mathrm { OQ } }\).
  1. Find the initial velocity and the acceleration of the particle.
  2. Prove that the particle is never at P .