MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

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.

Important Questions on General Motion in a Straight Line

HARD
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)

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Two particles A and B start to move at the same instant from a point O. The particles move in the same direction along the same straight line. The acceleration of A at time t s after starting to move is a m s-2, where a=0.05-0.0002t.  Find A's velocity when t=200 s and when t=500 s.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Two particles A and B start to move at the same instant from a point O. The particles move in the same direction along the same straight line. The acceleration of A at time t s after starting to move is a m s-2, where a=0.05-0.0002tB moves with constant acceleration for the first 200 s and has the same velocity as A when t=200 s. B moves with constant retardation from t=200 s to t=500 s and has the same velocity as A when t=500 s. Find the distance between A and B when t=500 s.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

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=At-0.05t2 for 0t15 and v=Bt2 for t15, where A and B are constants. The distance travelled by the vehicle between t=0 s and t=15 s is 225 m.

Find the value of A and show that B=3375.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

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=At-0.05t2 for 0 st15 s and v=Bt2 for t15, where A and B are constants. The distance travelled by the vehicle between t=0 s and t=15 s is 225 m. Find an expression in terms of t for the total distance travelled by the vehicle when t15 s.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

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=At-0.05t2 for 0 st15 s and v=Bt2 for t15 s, where A and B are constants. The distance travelled by the vehicle between t=0 s and t=15 s is 225 m.

Find the speed of the vehicle when it has travelled a total distance of 315 m.