CAIE M2 2006 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicVariable Force

4 An object of mass 0.4 kg is projected vertically upwards from the ground, with an initial speed of \(16 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). A resisting force of magnitude \(0.1 v\) newtons acts on the object during its ascent, where \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) is the speed of the object at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after it starts to move.
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } v } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - 0.25 ( v + 40 )\).
  2. Find the value of \(t\) at the instant that the object reaches its maximum height.