CAIE M1 2007 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{f7a22c07-44e3-4891-be60-cbab772f45df-4_593_746_269_701} A particle \(P\) starts from rest at the point \(A\) and travels in a straight line, coming to rest again after 10 s . The velocity-time graph for \(P\) consists of two straight line segments (see diagram). A particle \(Q\) starts from rest at \(A\) at the same instant as \(P\) and travels along the same straight line as \(P\). The velocity of \(Q\) is given by \(v = 3 t - 0.3 t ^ { 2 }\) for \(0 \leqslant t \leqslant 10\). The displacements from \(A\) of \(P\) and \(Q\) are the same when \(t = 10\).
  1. Show that the greatest velocity of \(P\) during its motion is \(10 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Find the value of \(t\), in the interval \(0 < t < 5\), for which the acceleration of \(Q\) is the same as the acceleration of \(P\).