CAIE M1 2012 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2012
SessionNovember
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

5 Particle \(P\) travels along a straight line from \(A\) to \(B\) with constant acceleration \(0.05 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\). Its speed at \(A\) is \(2 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and its speed at \(B\) is \(5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Find the time taken for \(P\) to travel from \(A\) to \(B\), and find also the distance \(A B\). Particle \(Q\) also travels along the same straight line from \(A\) to \(B\), starting from rest at \(A\). At time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after leaving \(A\), the speed of \(Q\) is \(k t ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), where \(k\) is a constant. \(Q\) takes the same time to travel from \(A\) to \(B\) as \(P\) does.
  2. Find the value of \(k\) and find \(Q\) 's speed at \(B\).