CAIE M1 2016 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2016
SessionNovember
TopicNon-constant acceleration

5 A particle \(P\) starts from a fixed point \(O\) and moves in a straight line. At time \(t\) s after leaving \(O\), the velocity \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) of \(P\) is given by \(v = 6 t - 0.3 t ^ { 2 }\). The particle comes to instantaneous rest at point \(X\).
  1. Find the distance \(O X\). A second particle \(Q\) starts from rest from \(O\), at the same instant as \(P\), and also travels in a straight line. The acceleration \(a \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) of \(Q\) is given by \(a = k - 12 t\), where \(k\) is a constant. The displacement of \(Q\) from \(O\) is 400 m when \(t = 10\).
  2. Find the value of \(k\).