OCR MEI M1 — Question 1

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

1 A rock of mass 8 kg is acted on by just the two forces \(- 80 \mathbf { k } \mathrm {~N}\) and \(( - \mathbf { i } + 16 \mathbf { j } + 72 \mathbf { k } ) \mathrm { N }\), where \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane and \(\mathbf { k }\) is a unit vector vertically upward.
  1. Show that the acceleration of the rock is \(\left( \frac { 1 } { 8 } \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } \quad \mathbf { k } \right) \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 2 }\). The rock passes through the origin of position vectors, O , with velocity \(( \mathbf { i } - 4 \mathbf { j } + 3 \mathbf { k } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } { } ^ { 1 }\) and 4 seconds later passes through the point A .
  2. Find the position vector of A .
  3. Find the distance OA .
  4. Find the angle that OA makes with the horizontal.