OCR MEI M1 — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
TopicNon-constant acceleration

4 A particle moves along a straight line through an origin O . Initially the particle is at O .
At time \(t \mathrm {~s}\), its displacement from O is \(x \mathrm {~m}\) and its velocity, \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), is given by $$v = 24 - 18 t + 3 t ^ { 2 }$$
  1. Find the times, \(T _ { 1 } \mathrm {~s}\) and \(T _ { 2 } \mathrm {~s}\) (where \(T _ { 2 } > T _ { 1 }\) ), at which the particle is stationary.
  2. Find an expression for \(x\) at time \(t\) s. Show that when \(t = T _ { 1 } , x = 20\) and find the value of \(x\) when \(t = T _ { 2 }\).