OCR M1 2013 June — Question 6

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

6 A particle \(P\) moves in a straight line. At time \(t\) s after passing through a point \(O\) of the line, the displacement of \(P\) from \(O\) is \(x \mathrm {~m}\). Given that \(x = 0.06 t ^ { 3 } - 0.45 t ^ { 2 } - 0.24 t\), find
  1. the velocity and the acceleration of \(P\) when \(t = 0\),
  2. the value of \(x\) when \(P\) has its minimum velocity, and the speed of \(P\) at this instant,
  3. the positive value of \(t\) when the direction of motion of \(P\) changes.