Edexcel Paper 3 2021 October — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicNon-constant acceleration

  1. At time \(t\) seconds, a particle \(P\) has velocity \(\mathbf { v } \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\), where
$$\mathbf { v } = 3 t ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \mathbf { i } - 2 t \mathbf { j } \quad t > 0$$
  1. Find the acceleration of \(P\) at time \(t\) seconds, where \(t > 0\)
  2. Find the value of \(t\) at the instant when \(P\) is moving in the direction of \(\mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j }\) At time \(t\) seconds, where \(t > 0\), the position vector of \(P\), relative to a fixed origin \(O\), is \(\mathbf { r }\) metres. When \(t = 1 , \mathbf { r } = - \mathbf { j }\)
  3. Find an expression for \(\mathbf { r }\) in terms of \(t\).
  4. Find the exact distance of \(P\) from \(O\) at the instant when \(P\) is moving with speed \(10 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\)