AQA M1 2009 January — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

6 Two forces, \(\mathbf { P } = ( 6 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { j } )\) newtons and \(\mathbf { Q } = ( 3 \mathbf { i } + 15 \mathbf { j } )\) newtons, act on a particle. The unit vectors \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are perpendicular.
  1. Find the resultant of \(\mathbf { P }\) and \(\mathbf { Q }\).
  2. Calculate the magnitude of the resultant of \(\mathbf { P }\) and \(\mathbf { Q }\).
  3. When these two forces act on the particle, it has an acceleration of \(( 1.5 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 2 }\). Find the mass of the particle.
  4. The particle was initially at rest at the origin.
    1. Find an expression for the position vector of the particle when the forces have been applied to the particle for \(t\) seconds.
    2. Find the distance of the particle from the origin when the forces have been applied to the particle for 2 seconds.