OCR MEI M1 — Question 3

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

3 The position vector, \(r\), of a particle of mass 4 kg at time \(t\) is given by $$\mathbf { r } = t ^ { 2 } \mathbf { i } + \left( 5 t - 2 t ^ { 2 } \right) \mathbf { j }$$ where \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are the standard unit vectors, lengths are in metres and time is in seconds.
  1. Find an expression for the acceleration of the particle. The particle is subject to a force \(\mathbf { F }\) and a force \(12 \mathbf { j } \mathbf { N }\).
  2. Find \(\mathbf { F }\).