Edexcel M4 — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

6. Two particles \(P\) and \(Q\) have constant velocity vectors \(\mathbf { v } _ { P }\) and \(\mathbf { v } _ { Q }\) respectively. The magnitude of the velocity of \(P\) relative to \(Q\) is equal to the speed of \(P\). If the direction of motion of one of the particles is reversed, the magnitude of the velocity of \(P\) relative to \(Q\) is doubled. Find
  1. the ratio of the speeds of \(P\) and \(Q\),
  2. the cosine of the angle between the directions of motion of \(P\) and \(Q\).