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Question 64

A particle P P\,P travels along a straight line such that at time t t\,t seconds, t≥0t \geq 0t≥0, after leaving the point O O\,O on the line, the velocity of PPP, v v\,v ms−1^{-1}−1, is modelled as

v=16+6t−t2 v = 16 + 6t - t^2 v=16+6t−t2
a.

the magnitude of the acceleration of P P\,P when P P\,P is at instantaneous rest,

[5]
b.

Find the total distance travelled by P P\,P in the interval 0≤t≤50 \leq t \leq 50≤t≤5

[3]
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3.2 Kinematics Questions

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

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.

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