Edexcel M2 Specimen — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
SessionSpecimen
TopicNon-constant acceleration

3. At time \(t\) seconds, a particle \(P\) has position vector \(\mathbf { r }\) metres relative to a fixed origin \(O\), where $$\mathbf { r } = \left( t ^ { 3 } - 3 t \right) \mathbf { i } + 4 t ^ { 2 } \mathbf { j } , t \geq 0$$ Find
  1. the velocity of \(P\) at time \(t\) seconds,
  2. the time when \(P\) is moving parallel to the vector \(\mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j }\).
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