CAIE M2 2007 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2007
SessionNovember
TopicVariable Force

4 A particle of mass 0.4 kg is released from rest and falls vertically. A resisting force of magnitude \(0.08 v \mathrm {~N}\) acts upwards on the particle during its descent, where \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) is the velocity of the particle at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after its release.
  1. Show that the acceleration of the particle is \(( 10 - 0.2 v ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 2 }\).
  2. Find the velocity of the particle when \(t = 15\).