CAIE M1 2020 March — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2020
SessionMarch
TopicNon-constant acceleration

7 A particle moves in a straight line through the point \(O\). The displacement of the particle from \(O\) at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) is \(s \mathrm {~m}\), where $$\begin{array} { l l } s = t ^ { 2 } - 3 t + 2 & \text { for } 0 \leqslant t \leqslant 6 ,
s = \frac { 24 } { t } - \frac { t ^ { 2 } } { 4 } + 25 & \text { for } t \geqslant 6 . \end{array}$$
  1. Find the value of \(t\) when the particle is instantaneously at rest during the first 6 seconds of its motion.
    At \(t = 6\), the particle hits a barrier at a point \(P\) and rebounds.
  2. Find the velocity with which the particle arrives at \(P\) and also the velocity with which the particle leaves \(P\).
  3. Find the total distance travelled by the particle in the first 10 seconds of its motion.
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