OCR MEI M1 2008 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

4 \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Particles P and Q move in the same straight line. Particle P starts from rest and has a constant acceleration towards Q of \(0.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\). Particle Q starts 125 m from P at the same time and has a constant speed of \(10 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) away from P . The initial values are shown in Fig. 4.
  1. Write down expressions for the distances travelled by P and by Q at time \(t\) seconds after the start of the motion.
  2. How much time does it take for P to catch up with Q and how far does P travel in this time?