Edexcel M5 2016 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM5 (Mechanics 5)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicSecond order differential equations

  1. A particle \(P\) is moving in a plane. At time \(t\) seconds the position vector of \(P\) is \(\mathbf { r }\) metres and the velocity of \(P\) is \(\mathbf { v } \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). When \(t = \frac { \pi } { 2 } , P\) is instantaneously at rest at the point with position vector \(( \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m }\).
Given that \(\mathbf { r }\) satisfies the differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } \mathbf { r } } { \mathrm {~d} t ^ { 2 } } + 4 \mathbf { r } = ( 3 \sin t ) \mathbf { i }$$ find \(\mathbf { v }\) in terms of \(t\).
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