CAIE M2 2013 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicVariable Force

4 A particle of mass 0.2 kg is projected vertically downwards with initial speed \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). A resisting force of magnitude \(0.09 v \mathrm {~N}\) acts vertically upwards on the particle during its descent, where \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) is the downwards velocity of the particle at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after being set in motion.
  1. Show that the acceleration of the particle is \(( 10 - 0.45 v ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 2 }\).
  2. Find \(v\) when \(t = 1.5\).