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Nov 2010 p43 q6
3780

A particle travels along a straight line. It starts from rest at a point A on the line and comes to rest again, 10 seconds later, at another point B on the line. The velocity t seconds after leaving A is

\(0.72t^2 - 0.096t^3\) for \(0 \leq t \leq 5\),

\(2.4t - 0.24t^2\) for \(5 \leq t \leq 10\).

  1. Show that there is no instantaneous change in the acceleration of the particle when \(t = 5\).
  2. Find the distance \(AB\).
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Nov 2010 p42 q7
3781

A particle P travels in a straight line. It passes through the point O of the line with velocity 5 m s-1 at time t = 0, where t is in seconds. P's velocity after leaving O is given by

(0.002t3 - 0.12t2 + 1.8t + 5) m s-1.

The velocity of P is increasing when 0 < t < T1 and when t > T2, and the velocity of P is decreasing when T1 < t < T2.

  1. Find the values of T1 and T2 and the distance OP when t = T2.
  2. Find the velocity of P when t = T2 and sketch the velocity-time graph for the motion of P.
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June 2010 p43 q2
3782

A particle starts at a point O and moves along a straight line. Its velocity t s after leaving O is \((1.2t - 0.12t^2)\) m s-1. Find the displacement of the particle from O when its acceleration is 0.6 m s-2.

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June 2010 p41 q7
3783

A vehicle is moving in a straight line. The velocity \(v\) m s-1 at time \(t\) s after the vehicle starts is given by

\(v = A(t - 0.05t^2) \quad \text{for} \; 0 \leq t \leq 15,\)

\(v = \frac{B}{t^2} \quad \text{for} \; t \geq 15,\)

where \(A\) and \(B\) are constants. The distance travelled by the vehicle between \(t = 0\) and \(t = 15\) is 225 m.

  1. Find the value of \(A\) and show that \(B = 3375\).
  2. Find an expression in terms of \(t\) for the total distance travelled by the vehicle when \(t \geq 15\).
  3. Find the speed of the vehicle when it has travelled a total distance of 315 m.
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Nov 2009 p42 q7
3784

A motorcyclist starts from rest at A and travels in a straight line. For the first part of the motion, the motorcyclist’s displacement x metres from A after t seconds is given by x = 0.6t2 - 0.004t3.

  1. Show that the motorcyclist’s acceleration is zero when t = 50 and find the speed V m s-1 at this time.
  2. For t ≥ 50, the motorcyclist travels at constant speed V m s-1. Find the value of t for which the motorcyclist’s average speed is 27.5 m s-1.
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