CAIE M1 2012 November — Question 7

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

7 A particle \(P\) starts to move from a point \(O\) and travels in a straight line. The velocity of \(P\) is \(k \left( 60 t ^ { 2 } - t ^ { 3 } \right) \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\) at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after leaving \(O\), where \(k\) is a constant. The maximum velocity of \(P\) is \(6.4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Show that \(k = 0.0002\).
    \(P\) comes to instantaneous rest at a point \(A\) on the line. Find
  2. the distance \(O A\),
  3. the magnitude of the acceleration of \(P\) at \(A\),
  4. the speed of \(P\) when it subsequently passes through \(O\).