AQA M2 2012 January — Question 6 10 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
Marks10
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TopicVariable Force
TypeForce depends on velocity v
DifficultyStandard +0.3 This is a standard M2 variable force question with air resistance proportional to velocity. Part (a) is straightforward application of F=ma, part (b) uses given integration (separation of variables with hint provided), and part (c) is simple substitution. The question follows a predictable template with scaffolding at each step, making it slightly easier than average for M2 material.
Spec1.08k Separable differential equations: dy/dx = f(x)g(y)3.02f Non-uniform acceleration: using differentiation and integration3.03d Newton's second law: 2D vectors6.06a Variable force: dv/dt or v*dv/dx methods

6 Alice places a toy, of mass 0.4 kg , on a slope. The toy is set in motion with an initial velocity of \(1 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) down the slope. The resultant force acting on the toy is \(( 2 - 4 v )\) newtons, where \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) is the toy's velocity at time \(t\) seconds after it is set in motion.
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } v } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - 10 ( v - 0.5 )\).
  2. By using \(\int \frac { 1 } { v - 0.5 } \mathrm {~d} v = - \int 10 \mathrm {~d} t\), find \(v\) in terms of \(t\).
  3. Find the time taken for the toy's velocity to reduce to \(0.55 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). \(7 \quad\) A small bead, of mass \(m\), is suspended from a fixed point \(O\) by a light inextensible string of length \(a\). With the string taut, the bead is at the point \(B\), vertically below \(O\), when it is set into vertical circular motion with an initial horizontal velocity \(u\), as shown in the diagram. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{06c3e260-8167-4616-97d4-0f360a376a0f-5_616_613_520_733} The string does not become slack in the subsequent motion. The velocity of the bead at the point \(A\), where \(A\) is vertically above \(O\), is \(v\).

6 Alice places a toy, of mass 0.4 kg , on a slope. The toy is set in motion with an initial velocity of $1 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }$ down the slope. The resultant force acting on the toy is $( 2 - 4 v )$ newtons, where $v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }$ is the toy's velocity at time $t$ seconds after it is set in motion.
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item Show that $\frac { \mathrm { d } v } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - 10 ( v - 0.5 )$.
\item By using $\int \frac { 1 } { v - 0.5 } \mathrm {~d} v = - \int 10 \mathrm {~d} t$, find $v$ in terms of $t$.
\item Find the time taken for the toy's velocity to reduce to $0.55 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }$.\\
$7 \quad$ A small bead, of mass $m$, is suspended from a fixed point $O$ by a light inextensible string of length $a$. With the string taut, the bead is at the point $B$, vertically below $O$, when it is set into vertical circular motion with an initial horizontal velocity $u$, as shown in the diagram.\\
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{06c3e260-8167-4616-97d4-0f360a376a0f-5_616_613_520_733}

The string does not become slack in the subsequent motion. The velocity of the bead at the point $A$, where $A$ is vertically above $O$, is $v$.
\end{enumerate}

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