9 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
A car accelerates from rest along a straight level road. The velocity of the car after 8 s is \(25.6 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
In one model for the motion, the velocity \(v \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) at time \(t\) seconds is given by \(v = 1.2 t ^ { 2 } - k t ^ { 3 }\), where \(k\) is a constant and \(0 \leqslant t \leqslant 8\).
- The model gives the correct velocity of \(25.6 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) at time 8 s . Show that \(k = 0.1\).
A second model for the motion uses constant acceleration.
- Find the value of the acceleration which gives the correct velocity of \(25.6 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at time 8 s .
- Show that these two models give the same value for the displacement in the first 8 s .