In this question use g=9.8 m s−2g = 9.8 \text{ m s}^{-2}g=9.8 m s−2.
A supply pod is launched from a platform at the top of a sea cliff, 181818 metres above the level beach below. The pod is projected at an angle of 40∘40^\circ40∘ above the horizontal with an initial speed of 24.5 m s−124.5 \text{ m s}^{-1}24.5 m s−1.
Exactly 1.21.21.2 seconds after the pod is launched, an automated recovery vehicle sets off from the base of the cliff, starting from a position directly beneath the launch point. The vehicle moves in a straight line across the beach with a constant acceleration a m s−2a \text{ m s}^{-2}a m s−2.
The vehicle successfully catches the pod at a height of 1.51.51.5 metres above the beach.
Determine the value of aaa.
260 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 3.2 Kinematics, covering 3.2.1 Language of kinematics, 3.2.2 Graphs in kinematics, 3.2.3 Displacement-time and velocity-time graphs, 3.2.4 Constant acceleration formulae, 3.2.5 Constant acceleration in two dimensions (A-level only), 3.2.6 Non-uniform acceleration in one dimension (A-level only), 3.2.7 Non-uniform acceleration in two dimensions (A-level only), 3.2.8 Motion under gravity using vectors (A-level only), and 3.2.9 Projectiles (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.