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3.2 Kinematics

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A particle P P\,P moves in a straight line so that, at time t t\,t seconds, its velocity v m s−1v \text{ m s}^{-1}v m s−1 is given by

v={7t−t20≤t≤510−2tt>5 v = \begin{cases} 7t - t^2 & 0 \leq t \leq 5 \\ 10 - 2t & t > 5 \end{cases} v={7t−t210−2t​0≤t≤5t>5​
a.

Find the acceleration of P P\,P when t=4t = 4t=4

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b.

Find the total distance traveled by P P\,P in the first 10 seconds.

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3.2 Kinematics Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /3.2 Kinematics

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.

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