To find T1 and T2, we first find the acceleration function by differentiating the velocity function:
\(a(t) = \frac{d}{dt}(0.002t^3 - 0.12t^2 + 1.8t + 5) = 0.006t^2 - 0.24t + 1.8\)
Set \(a(t) = 0\) to find critical points:
\(0.006t^2 - 0.24t + 1.8 = 0\)
Solving the quadratic equation:
\(0.006(t^2 - 40t + 300) = 0\)
\(t^2 - 40t + 300 = 0\)
Using the quadratic formula:
\(t = \frac{40 \pm \sqrt{40^2 - 4 \times 1 \times 300}}{2 \times 1}\)
\(t = \frac{40 \pm \sqrt{1600 - 1200}}{2}\)
\(t = \frac{40 \pm 20}{2}\)
\(t = 30\) or \(t = 10\)
Thus, \(T_1 = 10\) and \(T_2 = 30\).
To find the distance \(OP\) when \(t = T_2\), integrate the velocity function:
\(s(t) = \int (0.002t^3 - 0.12t^2 + 1.8t + 5) \, dt\)
\(s(t) = 0.0005t^4 - 0.04t^3 + 0.9t^2 + 5t + C\)
Using initial condition \(s(0) = 0\), \(C = 0\).
Calculate \(s(T_2)\):
\(s(30) = 0.0005(30)^4 - 0.04(30)^3 + 0.9(30)^2 + 5(30)\)
\(s(30) = 405 - 1080 + 810 + 150\)
\(s(30) = 285\) m
For part (ii), the velocity at \(t = T_2\) is:
\(v(30) = 0.002(30)^3 - 0.12(30)^2 + 1.8(30) + 5\)
\(v(30) = 5\) m s-1
The velocity-time graph shows \(v\) increasing from a positive value at \(t = 0\) to a maximum, then decreasing to a positive minimum, and thereafter increasing.