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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

A robot moves along a straight line for 3 s. The displacement of the robot, s m, from its initial position is given by s=At3+Bt2+Ct for constants A, B and C, where t is measured in seconds and 0<t<3. The robot starts with velocity 2 m s-1. It travels 6 m before coming to rest at time t=3 . Work out the values of A, B and C.

Important Questions on General Motion in a Straight Line

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
A particle moves in a straight line so that its velocity, v m s-1, at time t s (t>0) is given by v=5t2-20. Find the displacement of the particle when it is stationary.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
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A particle moves in a straight line so that its velocity, v m s-1, at time t s is given by v=t3+3t2-8t+1. Find its displacement when t=3.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
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A tennis ball is hit vertically upwards. The upward velocity, v m s-1, of the ball at time t s is given by v=20-10 t. Find the upward displacement of the ball, from the initial position, when v=0.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
A speed skater moves in a straight line with velocity v m s-1 at time t s, given by v=2t+t2, for 0t2. Find the displacement of the skater:
when t=0
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
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A speed skater moves in a straight line with velocity v m s-1 at time t s, given by v=2t+t2, for 0t2. Find the displacement of the skater:
when t=1
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
A speed skater moves in a straight line with velocity v m s-1 at time t s, given by v=2t+t2, for 0t2. Find the displacement of the skater:
when t=2
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
A particle moves in a straight line so that its acceleration, a m s-2, at time t s is given by a=2t4+3t2-12t. The particle starts from rest. Find its speed when t=2.
HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
A particle moves in a straight line so that its acceleration at time t s is given by a=10t-4 m s-2. The initial velocity of the particle is 15 m s-1. Find the minimum velocity of the particle in the subsequent motion.