OCR MEI M1 2009 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicProjectiles

4 Sandy is throwing a stone at a plum tree. The stone is thrown from a point O at a speed of \(35 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle of \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\cos \alpha = 0.96\). You are given that, \(t\) seconds after being thrown, the stone is \(\left( 9.8 t - 4.9 t ^ { 2 } \right) \mathrm { m }\) higher than O . When descending, the stone hits a plum which is 3.675 m higher than O . Air resistance should be neglected. Calculate the horizontal distance of the plum from O .