AQA M2 2009 January — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicNon-constant acceleration

3 A particle moves on a horizontal plane, in which the unit vectors \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are directed east and north respectively. At time \(t\) seconds, the position vector of the particle is \(\mathbf { r }\) metres, where $$\mathbf { r } = \left( 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } t } - 8 t + 5 \right) \mathbf { i } + \left( t ^ { 2 } - 6 t \right) \mathbf { j }$$
  1. Find an expression for the velocity of the particle at time \(t\).
    1. Find the speed of the particle when \(t = 3\).
    2. State the direction in which the particle is travelling when \(t = 3\).
  2. Find the acceleration of the particle when \(t = 3\).
  3. The mass of the particle is 7 kg . Find the magnitude of the resultant force on the particle when \(t = 3\).