OCR MEI Further Mechanics B AS 2019 June — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Mechanics B AS (Further Mechanics B AS)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicNon-constant acceleration

2 A particle P of mass \(m\) travels in a straight line on a smooth horizontal surface.
At time \(t , \mathrm { P }\) is a distance \(x\) from a fixed point O and is moving with speed \(v\) away from O . A horizontal force of magnitude \(3 m t\) acts on P , in a direction away from O .
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } x } { \mathrm {~d} t ^ { 2 } } = 3 t\).
  2. Verify that the general solution of this differential equation is \(x = \frac { 1 } { 2 } t ^ { 3 } + A t + k\), where \(A\) and \(k\) are constants.
  3. Given that \(x = 6\) and \(v = 12\) when \(t = 1\), find the values of \(A\) and \(k\).