Edexcel M2 2018 Specimen — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2018
SessionSpecimen
TopicProjectiles

7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{f30ed5b8-880e-42de-860e-d1538fa68f11-24_549_1284_258_322} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
\end{figure} At time \(t = 0\), a particle \(P\) of mass 0.7 kg is projected with speed \(u \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) from a fixed point \(O\) at an angle \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The particle moves freely under gravity. At time \(t = 2\) seconds, \(P\) passes through the point \(A\) with speed \(6 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and is moving downwards at \(45 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal, as shown in Figure 4. Find
  1. the value of \(\theta\),
  2. the kinetic energy of \(P\) as it reaches the highest point of its path. For an interval of \(T\) seconds, the speed, \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), of \(P\) is such that \(v \leqslant 6\)
  3. Find the value of \(T\).
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