Edexcel M1 — Question 4 7 marks

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Marks7
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TopicVectors Introduction & 2D
TypeVelocity from two position vectors
DifficultyEasy -1.2 This is a straightforward mechanics question requiring basic vector arithmetic (displacement = final - initial position, velocity = displacement/time), angle calculation using tan^(-1), and distance using Pythagoras. All steps are routine applications of standard formulas with no problem-solving insight needed.
Spec1.10d Vector operations: addition and scalar multiplication3.02b Kinematic graphs: displacement-time and velocity-time

4. A particle \(P\) moves in a straight line with constant velocity. Initially \(P\) is at the point \(A\) with position vector \(( 2 \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m }\) relative to a fixed origin \(O\), and 2 s later it is at the point \(B\) with position vector \(( 6 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m }\).
  1. Find the velocity of \(P\).
  2. Find, in degrees to one decimal place, the size of the angle between the direction of motion of \(P\) and the vector \(\mathbf { i }\). Three seconds after it passes \(B\) the particle \(P\) reaches the point \(C\).
  3. Find, in m to one decimal place, the distance \(O C\).

4. A particle $P$ moves in a straight line with constant velocity. Initially $P$ is at the point $A$ with position vector $( 2 \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m }$ relative to a fixed origin $O$, and 2 s later it is at the point $B$ with position vector $( 6 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m }$.
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item Find the velocity of $P$.
\item Find, in degrees to one decimal place, the size of the angle between the direction of motion of $P$ and the vector $\mathbf { i }$.

Three seconds after it passes $B$ the particle $P$ reaches the point $C$.
\item Find, in m to one decimal place, the distance $O C$.
\end{enumerate}

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