OCR M3 2012 June — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicVariable Force

3 A particle \(P\) of mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) is released from rest and falls vertically. When \(P\) has fallen a distance of \(x \mathrm {~m}\) it has a speed of \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The only forces acting on \(P\) are its weight and air resistance of magnitude \(\frac { 1 } { 400 } m v ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~N}\).
  1. Find \(v ^ { 2 }\) in terms of \(x\) and show that \(v ^ { 2 }\) must be less than 3920 .
  2. Find the speed of \(P\) when it has fallen 100 m .