OCR M1 2013 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicNon-constant acceleration

4 The acceleration of a particle \(P\) moving in a straight line is \(\left( t ^ { 2 } - 9 t + 18 \right) \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 2 }\), where \(t\) is the time in seconds.
  1. Find the values of \(t\) for which the acceleration is zero.
  2. It is given that when \(t = 3\) the velocity of \(P\) is \(9 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Find the velocity of \(P\) when \(t = 0\).
  3. Show that the direction of motion of \(P\) changes before \(t = 1\).