Edexcel M3 — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
TopicSimple Harmonic Motion

6. A particle \(P\) of mass 2.5 kg is moving with simple harmonic motion in a straight line between two points \(A\) and \(B\) on a smooth horizontal table. When \(P\) is 3 m from \(O\), the centre of the oscillations, its speed is \(6 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\). When \(P\) is 2.25 m from \(O\), its speed is \(8 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Show that \(A B = 7.5 \mathrm {~m}\).
  2. Find the period of the motion.
  3. Find the kinetic energy of \(P\) when it is 2.7 m from \(A\).
  4. Show that the time taken by \(P\) to travel directly from \(A\) to the midpoint of \(O B\) is \(\frac { \pi } { 4 }\) seconds.