Edexcel M2 2018 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicNon-constant acceleration

  1. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.5 kg moves under the action of a single force \(\mathbf { F }\) newtons. At time \(t\) seconds, \(t \geqslant 0 , P\) has velocity \(\mathbf { v } \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\), where
$$\mathbf { v } = \left( 4 t - 3 t ^ { 2 } \right) \mathbf { i } + \left( t ^ { 2 } - 8 t - 40 \right) \mathbf { j }$$
  1. Find
    1. the magnitude of \(\mathbf { F }\) when \(t = 3\)
    2. the acceleration of \(P\) at the instant when it is moving in the direction of the vector \(- \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j }\). When \(t = 1 , P\) is at the point \(A\). When \(t = 2 , P\) is at the point \(B\).
  2. Find, in terms of \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\), the vector \(\overrightarrow { A B }\).