CAIE M1 2012 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicNon-constant acceleration

4 A particle \(P\) starts at the point \(O\) and travels in a straight line. At time \(t\) seconds after leaving \(O\) the velocity of \(P\) is \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), where \(v = 0.75 t ^ { 2 } - 0.0625 t ^ { 3 }\). Find
  1. the positive value of \(t\) for which the acceleration is zero,
  2. the distance travelled by \(P\) before it changes its direction of motion.