CAIE M2 2011 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2011
SessionNovember
TopicVariable Force

4 A particle \(P\) of mass 0.4 kg is projected horizontally with velocity \(8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) from a point \(O\) on a smooth horizontal surface. The motion of \(P\) is opposed by a resisting force of magnitude \(0.2 v ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~N}\), where \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) is the velocity of \(P\) at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after projection.
  1. Show that \(v = \frac { 8 } { 1 + 4 t }\).
  2. Calculate the distance \(O P\) when \(t = 1.5\).