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AS and A Level
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A car is moving in a straight line. The acceleration, a m s-2, at time t s after the car starts to move is modelled as a=A(1+4t) for 0t<1 and a=B30-10t3 for 1t5, where A and B are constants.

Show that A=4B

Important Questions on General Motion in a Straight Line

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A car is moving in a straight line. The acceleration, a m s-2, at time t s after the car starts to move is modelled as a=A(1+4t) for 0t<1 and a=B30-10t3 for 1t5, where A and B are constants. At t=5 s the velocity of the car is 31.8 m s-1. Show that A=1.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A car is moving in a straight line. The acceleration, a m s-2, at time t s after the car starts to move is modelled as a=A(1+4t) for 0t<1 and a=B30-10t3 for 1t5, where A and B are constants. At t=5 s the velocity of the car is 31.8 m s-1. Work out the distance travelled in the time interval 0t5.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A car is moving in a straight line. The acceleration, a m s-2, at time t s after the car starts to move is modelled as a=A(1+4t) for 0t<1 and a=B30-10t3 for 1t5, where A and B are constants. By considering the variation of acceleration with time at t=1, criticise the model.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A particle P moves on a straight line, starting from rest at a point O of the line. The time after P starts to move is t s, and the particle moves along the line with constant acceleration 14 m s-2 until it passes through a point A at time t=8 s. After passing through A the velocity of P is 12t23 m s-1.

Find the acceleration of P immediately after it passes through A. Hence show that the acceleration of P decreases by 112 m s-2 as it passes through A.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A particle P moves on a straight line, starting from rest at a point O of the line. The time after P starts to move is t s, and the particle moves along the line with constant acceleration 14 m s-2 until it passes through a point A at time t=8 s. After passing through A the velocity of P is 12t23 m s-1.

Find the distance moved by P from t=0 s to t=27 s.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A hockey ball is hit so that it moves in a horizontal straight line with acceleration a m s-2, along the direction of travel; a=-0.6t, where t is the time from when the ball was hit, in seconds. The initial speed of the ball is 14 m s-1. Find the speed of the ball when it has travelled 57.5 m.

(Note: you will need an equation solver for this question)

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A hockey ball is hit so that it moves in a horizontal straight line with acceleration a m s-2, along the direction of travel; a=-0.6t, where t is the time from when the ball was hit, in seconds. The initial speed of the ball is 14 m s-1. Find the distance that the ball has travelled when the ball is first momentarily stationary.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A hockey ball is hit so that it moves in a horizontal straight line with acceleration a m s-2, along the direction of travel; a=-0.6t, where t is the time from when the ball was hit, in seconds. The initial speed of the ball is 14 m s-1. Find the value of t when the ball has travelled 40 m.

(Note: you will need an equation solver for this question)