CAIE M1 2015 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2015
SessionNovember
TopicNon-constant acceleration

6 A particle \(P\) starts from rest at a point \(O\) of a straight line and moves along the line. The displacement of the particle at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after leaving \(O\) is \(x \mathrm {~m}\), where $$x = 0.08 t ^ { 2 } - 0.0002 t ^ { 3 }$$
  1. Find the value of \(t\) when \(P\) returns to \(O\) and find the speed of \(P\) as it passes through \(O\) on its return.
  2. For the motion of \(P\) until the instant it returns to \(O\), find
    (a) the total distance travelled,
    (b) the average speed.