| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | M2 (Mechanics 2) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Session | October |
| Topic | Projectiles |
7. [In this question, the unit vectors \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are in a vertical plane, \(\mathbf { i }\) being horizontal and \(\mathbf { j }\) being vertically upwards. Position vectors are given relative to a fixed origin O.]
At time \(t = 0\) seconds, the particle \(P\) is projected from \(O\) with velocity ( \(3 \mathbf { i } + \lambda \mathbf { j }\) ) \(\mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\), where \(\lambda\) is a positive constant. The particle moves freely under gravity. As \(P\) passes through the fixed point \(A\) it has velocity \(( 3 \mathbf { i } - 4 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). The kinetic energy of \(P\) at the instant it passes through \(A\) is half the initial kinetic energy of \(P\).
Find the position vector of \(A\), giving the components to 2 significant figures.
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