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xm
60
40
20
0 10 20 30 ts
The diagram shows the displacement-time graph of a particle P which moves in a straight line
such that, t s after leaving a fixed point O, its displacement from O is x m. On the axes below, draw
the velocity-time graph of P.
velocity
ms–1
6
0 10 20 30 ts
[3]
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(b) A particle Q moves in a straight line such that its velocity, v ms–1, t s after passing through a fixed
3t
point O, is given by v = 3e -5t + , for t H 0.
2
(i) Find the velocity of Q when t = 0. [1]
(ii) Find the value of t when the acceleration of Q is zero. [3]
(iii) Find the distance of Q from O when t = 0.5. [4]
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5
v ms–1
10
O 4 k k+6 ts
The velocity-time graph represents the motion of a particle travelling in a straight line.
(i) Find the acceleration during the last 6 seconds of the motion. [1]
(ii) The particle travels with constant velocity for 23 seconds. Find the value of k. [1]
(iii) Using your answer to part (ii), find the total distance travelled by the particle. [3]
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9 A particle travels in a straight line. As it passes through a fixed point O, the particle is travelling at a
velocity of 3 ms–1. The particle continues at this velocity for 60 seconds then decelerates at a constant
rate for 15 seconds to a velocity of 1.6 ms–1. The particle then decelerates again at a constant rate for
5 seconds to reach point A, where it stops.
(a) Sketch the velocity-time graph for this journey on the axes below. [3]
v ms–1
O ts
(b) Find the distance between O and A. [3]
(c) Find the deceleration in the last 5 seconds. [1]
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(a) A particle P travels in a straight line so that, t seconds after passing through a fixed point O, its
displacement, s metres from O, is given by
31 e t
s= - - 10e -t .
3 3
(i) Find the value of t when P is at instantaneous rest, giving your answer correct to 2 significant
figures. [4]
(ii) Find the distance travelled in the first two seconds. [3]
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(b) A particle Q travels in a straight line so that t seconds after leaving a fixed point O, its velocity,
v ms -1 , is given by
v = 2t for 0 G t G 5 ,
v = t 2 - 8t + 25 for t 2 5 .
(i) On the axes below, sketch the velocity-time graph for the first 8 seconds of the motion of
particle Q. [2]
v ms–1
30
25
20
15
10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ts
(ii) Showing all your working, find the distance travelled by Q in the first 8 seconds of its motion.
[5]
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11 In this question all lengths are in kilometres and time is in hours.
A particle P moves in a straight line such that its displacement, s, from a fixed point at time t is given by
s = (t + 2) (t - 5) 2 , for t H 0 .
(a) Find the values of t for which the velocity of P is zero. [4]
(b) On the axes, draw the displacement–time graph for P for 0 G t G 6 , stating the coordinates of the
points where the graph meets the coordinate axes. [2]
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 t
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(c) On the axes below, draw the velocity–time graph for P for 0 G t G 6 , stating the coordinates of the
points where the graph meets the coordinate axes. [2]
velocity
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 t
(d) (i) Write down an expression for the acceleration of P at time t. [1]
(ii) Hence, on the axes below, draw the acceleration–time graph for P for 0 G t G 6 , stating the
coordinates of the points where the graph meets the coordinate axes. [2]
acceleration
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 t
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