OCR MEI Further Mechanics B AS Specimen — Question 1

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

1 A particle, P , has velocity \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at time \(t\) seconds given by \(\mathbf { v } = \left( \begin{array} { c } 6 \left( t ^ { 2 } - 3 t + 2 \right)
2 ( 1 - t )
3 \left( t ^ { 2 } - 1 \right) \end{array} \right)\), where \(0 \leq t \leq 3\).
  1. Show that there is just one time at which P is instantaneously at rest and state this value of \(t\). P has a mass of 5 kg and is acted on by a single force \(\mathbf { F }\) N.
  2. Find \(\mathbf { F }\) when \(t = 2\).
  3. Find an expression for the position, \(\mathbf { r } \mathrm { m }\), of P at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\), given that \(\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { c } - 5
    2
    6 \end{array} \right)\) when \(t = 0\).