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3.2.10 Extend 1-D techniques to 2-D using vectors (A-level only)

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Question 9

A search-and-rescue drone is deployed to locate a radio signal. At time ttt seconds, its position vector r\mathbf{r}r metres, relative to a fixed base station, is given by

[r=(23t3−5t2+12)i+(20t−2t2−7)j [\mathbf{r} = \left(\frac{2}{3}t^3 - 5t^2 + 12\right)\mathbf{i} + (20t - 2t^2 - 7)\mathbf{j} [r=(32​t3−5t2+12)i+(20t−2t2−7)j
a.

Calculate the exact speed of the drone when t=4t = 4t=4.

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b.

An analyst suggests that the magnitude of the drone's acceleration will never fall to zero. Determine, with full justification, whether the analyst is correct.

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3.2.10 Extend 1-D techniques to 2-D using vectors (A-level only) Questions

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