AQA Paper 2 2024 June — Question 18

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicNon-constant acceleration

18 A particle is moving in a straight line through the origin \(O\) The displacement of the particle, \(r\) metres, from \(O\), at time \(t\) seconds is given by $$r = p + 2 t - q \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.2 t }$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants.
When \(t = 3\), the acceleration of the particle is \(- 1.8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\)
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  1. Show that \(q \approx 82\)
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  2. The particle has an initial displacement of 5 metres. Find the value of \(p\) Give your answer to two significant figures.
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