OCR MEI M1 — Question 3

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

3 A particle is moving along a straight line and its position is relative to an origin on the line. At time \(t \mathrm {~s}\), the particle's acceleration, \(a \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\), is given by $$a = 6 t - 12 .$$ At \(t = 0\) the velocity of the particle is \(+ 9 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) and its position is - 2 m .
  1. Find an expression for the velocity of the particle at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) and verify that it is stationary when \(t = 3\).
  2. Find the position of the particle when \(t = 2\).