At 10 a.m. plane A A\,A has position vector (2i−5j)(2\mathbf{i} - 5\mathbf{j})(2i−5j) km and moves with constant velocity (−4i+6j)(-4\mathbf{i} + 6\mathbf{j})(−4i+6j) km h−1\text{h}^{-1}h−1. Another plane B B\,B has position vector (−3i−9j)(-3\mathbf{i} - 9\mathbf{j})(−3i−9j) km and moves with constant velocity (i+8j)(\mathbf{i} + 8\mathbf{j})(i+8j) km h−1\text{h}^{-1}h−1.
Find the relative displacement of plane A A\,A from plane B B\,B after t t\,t hours.
Find the time when A A\,A is due west of BBB
Find the time, after 10 a.m. when the planes are exactly 37 km apart.
158 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 3.2 Kinematics, covering 3.2.1 Language of kinematics, 3.2.2 Position, displacement, distance and distance travelled, 3.2.3 Velocity, speed and acceleration distinctions, 3.2.4 Draw and interpret kinematics graphs, 3.2.5 Differentiate position and velocity (A-level only), 3.2.6 Integrate acceleration and velocity (A-level only), 3.2.7 When constant acceleration formulae apply, 3.2.8 Solve 1-D kinematics problems, 3.2.9 Language of kinematics in 2 dimensions (A-level only), 3.2.10 Extend 1-D techniques to 2-D using vectors (A-level only), 3.2.11 Cartesian equation of a path (A-level only), and 3.2.12 Vectors to solve kinematics problems (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.