AQA M2 2007 June — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicNon-constant acceleration

3 A particle has mass 800 kg . A single force of \(( 2400 \mathbf { i } - 4800 t \mathbf { j } )\) newtons acts on the particle at time \(t\) seconds. No other forces act on the particle.
  1. Find the acceleration of the particle at time \(t\).
  2. At time \(t = 0\), the velocity of the particle is \(( 6 \mathbf { i } + 30 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). The velocity of the particle at time \(t\) is \(\mathbf { v } \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). Show that $$\mathbf { v } = ( 6 + 3 t ) \mathbf { i } + \left( 30 - 3 t ^ { 2 } \right) \mathbf { j }$$
  3. Initially, the particle is at the point with position vector \(( 2 \mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m }\). Find the position vector, \(\mathbf { r }\) metres, of the particle at time \(t\).