Edexcel M5 2008 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM5 (Mechanics 5)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicFirst order differential equations (integrating factor)

2. The velocity \(\mathbf { v } \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) of a particle \(P\) at time \(t\) seconds satisfies the vector differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } \mathbf { v } } { \mathrm {~d} t } + 4 \mathbf { v } = \mathbf { 0 }$$ The position vector of \(P\) at time \(t\) seconds is \(\mathbf { r }\) metres.
Given that at \(t = 0 , \mathbf { r } = ( \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } )\) and \(\mathbf { v } = ( - 8 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } )\), find \(\mathbf { r }\) at time \(t\) seconds.