AQA Paper 2 2020 June — Question 14 4 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
Year2020
SessionJune
Marks4
TopicNon-constant acceleration

14 At time \(t\) seconds a particle, \(P\), has position vector \(\mathbf { r }\) metres, with respect to a fixed origin, such that $$\mathbf { r } = \left( t ^ { 3 } - 5 t ^ { 2 } \right) \mathbf { i } + \left( 8 t - t ^ { 2 } \right) \mathbf { j }$$ 14
  1. Find the exact speed of \(P\) when \(t = 2\)
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  2. Bella claims that the magnitude of acceleration of \(P\) will never be zero.
    Determine whether Bella's claim is correct.
    Fully justify your answer.