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2 A particle P is projected vertically upwards from horizontal ground with speed u m s−1 . P reaches a
maximum height of 20 m above the ground.

(a) Find the value of u. [2]

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(b) Find the total time for which P is at least 15 m above the ground. [3]

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6 A cyclist starts from rest at a fixed point O and moves in a straight line, before coming to rest k seconds
−1 1
later. The acceleration of the cyclist at time t s after leaving O is a m s−2 , where a = 2t 2 − 35 t 2 for
0 < t ≤ k.

(a) Find the value of k. [4]

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(b) Find the maximum speed of the cyclist. [3]

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(c) Find an expression for the displacement from O in terms of t. Hence find the total distance
travelled by the cyclist from the time at which she reaches her maximum speed until she comes
to rest. [4]

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1 A car starts from rest and moves in a straight line with constant acceleration for a distance of 200 m,
reaching a speed of 25 m s−1 . The car then travels at this speed for 400 m, before decelerating uniformly
to rest over a period of 5 s.

(a) Find the time for which the car is accelerating. [2]

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(b) Sketch the velocity–time graph for the motion of the car, showing the key points. [2]

(c) Find the average speed of the car during its motion. [2]

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6 A particle starts from a point O and moves in a straight line. The velocity v m s−1 of the particle at
time t s after leaving O is given by
v = k 3t2 − 2t3
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where k is a constant.

(a) Verify that the particle returns to O when t = 2. [4]

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(b) It is given that the acceleration of the particle is −13.5 m s−2 for the positive value of t at which
v = 0.

Find k and hence find the total distance travelled in the first two seconds of motion. [6]

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7 A particle P moves in a straight line. The velocity v m s−1 at time t seconds is given by
v = 0.5t for 0 ≤ t ≤ 10,
v = 0.25t2 − 8t + 60 for 10 ≤ t ≤ 20.

(a) Show that there is an instantaneous change in the acceleration of the particle at t = 10. [3]

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(b) Find the total distance covered by P in the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 20. [6]

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7 A particle P moves in a straight line through a point O. The velocity v m s−1 of P, at time t s after
passing O, is given by
9 b
v= + − ct2 ,
4 t + 1
2
where b and c are positive constants. At t = 5, the velocity of P is zero and its acceleration is − 13
12
m s−2 .

(a) Show that b = 9 and find the value of c. [5]

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(b) Given that the velocity of P is zero only at t = 5, find the distance travelled in the first 10 seconds
of motion. [5]

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5 A particle P moves on the x-axis from the origin O with an initial velocity of −20 m s−1 . The
acceleration a m s−2 at time t s after leaving O is given by a = 12 − 2t.

(a) Sketch a velocity-time graph for 0 ≤ t ≤ 12, indicating the times when P is at rest. [5]

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(b) Find the total distance travelled by P in the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 12. [5]

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7 A particle P travels in a straight line, starting at rest from a point O. The acceleration of P at time t s
after leaving O is denoted by a m s−2 , where
1
a = 0.3t 2 for 0 ≤ t ≤ 4,
− 32
a = −kt for 4 < t ≤ T ,
where k and T are constants.

(a) Find the velocity of P at t = 4. [2]

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(b) It is given that there is no change in the velocity of P at t = 4 and that the velocity of P at t = 16
is 0.3 m s−1 .

Show that k = 2.6 and find an expression, in terms of t, for the velocity of P for 4 ≤ t ≤ T . [4]

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(c) Given that P comes to instantaneous rest at t = T , find the exact value of T . [2]

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(d) Find the total distance travelled between t = 0 and t = T . [4]

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1 A particle P is projected vertically upwards with speed u m s−1 from a point on the ground. P reaches
its greatest height after 3 s.

(a) Find u. [1]

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(b) Find the greatest height of P above the ground. [2]

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4 A particle P travels in the positive direction along a straight line with constant acceleration. P travels
a distance of 52 m during the 2nd second of its motion and a distance of 64 m during the 4th second
of its motion.

(a) Find the initial speed and the acceleration of P. [5]

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(b) Find the distance travelled by P during the first 10 seconds of its motion. [2]

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5 Particles X and Y move in a straight line through points A and B. Particle X starts from rest at A and
moves towards B. At the same instant, Y starts from rest at B.

At time t seconds after the particles start moving

³ the acceleration of X in the direction AB is given by 12t + 12
m s−2 ,
³ the acceleration of Y in the direction AB is given by 24t − 8
m s−2 .

(a) It is given that the velocities of X and Y are equal when they collide.

Calculate the distance AB. [6]

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(b) It is given instead that AB = 36 m.

Verify that X and Y collide after 3 s. [2]

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