CAIE M1 2022 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

3
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{4e555003-16f1-4453-ab25-c50929d4b5b3-04_824_1636_264_258} The displacement of a particle moving in a straight line is \(s\) metres at time \(t\) seconds after leaving a fixed point \(O\). The particle starts from rest and passes through points \(P , Q\) and \(R\), at times \(t = 5 , t = 10\) and \(t = 15\) respectively, and returns to \(O\) at time \(t = 20\). The distances \(O P , O Q\) and \(O R\) are 50 m , 150 m and 200 m respectively. The diagram shows a displacement-time graph which models the motion of the particle from \(t = 0\) to \(t = 20\). The graph consists of two curved segments \(A B\) and \(C D\) and two straight line segments \(B C\) and \(D E\).
  1. Find the speed of the particle between \(t = 5\) and \(t = 10\).
  2. Find the acceleration of the particle between \(t = 0\) and \(t = 5\), given that it is constant.
  3. Find the average speed of the particle during its motion.
    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{4e555003-16f1-4453-ab25-c50929d4b5b3-06_483_880_258_630} The diagram shows a block of mass 10 kg suspended below a horizontal ceiling by two strings \(A C\) and \(B C\), of lengths 0.8 m and 0.6 m respectively, attached to fixed points on the ceiling. Angle \(A C B = 90 ^ { \circ }\). There is a horizontal force of magnitude \(F \mathrm {~N}\) acting on the block. The block is in equilibrium.