Edexcel M2 2002 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2002
SessionJune
TopicNon-constant acceleration

  1. The velocity \(\mathbf { v } \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) of a particle \(P\) at time \(t\) seconds is given by
$$\mathbf { v } = ( 3 t - 2 ) \mathbf { i } - 5 t \mathbf { j } .$$
  1. Show that the acceleration of \(P\) is constant.
    (2) At \(t = 0\), the position vector of \(P\) relative to a fixed origin O is \(3 \mathbf { i } \mathrm {~m}\).
  2. Find the distance of \(P\) from O when \(t = 2\).