OCR M1 2011 January — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

3 A particle is projected vertically upwards with velocity \(5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) from a point 2.5 m above the ground.
  1. Calculate the speed of the particle when it strikes the ground.
  2. Calculate the time after projection when the particle reaches the ground.
  3. Sketch on separate diagrams
    (a) the \(( t , v )\) graph,
    (b) the \(( t , x )\) graph,
    representing the motion of the particle.