CAIE M1 2024 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicNon-constant acceleration

6 A particle moves in a straight line, starting from a point \(O\). The velocity of the particle at time \(t\) s after leaving \(O\) is \(v \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\). It is given that \(\mathbf { v } = \mathrm { kt } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } - 2 \mathrm { t } - 8\), where \(k\) is a positive constant. The maximum velocity of the particle is \(4.5 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Show that \(k = 10\).
    1. Verify that \(v = 0\) when \(t = 1\) and \(t = 16\).
    2. Find the distance travelled by the particle in the first 16 s .