MOTION IN THE STRAIGHT LINE Additional Mathematics

[Assume motion to the right is positive] SPM

2008
A particle moves along a straight line and passes through a fixed point O. Its velocity, v
1
ms

, is given by
2
10 3 v t t , where t is the time, in seconds, after passing through O. The particle stops instantaneously at a
point R. Find
a) the acceleration, in
2
ms

, of the particle at R,
b) the maximum velocity, in
1
ms

, of the particle,
c) the total distances, in m, travelled by the particle in the first 9 seconds, after passing through O.

2009
A particle moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point O. The velocity of the particle,
v
1
cms

, is given by
2
15 4 3 v t t , where t is the time in s, after leaving O. Find
a) the initial velocity, in cm s-1, of the particle,
b) the initial acceleration, in
2
cms

, of the particle,
c) the maximum velocity, in
1
cms

, of the particle,
d) the distance, in cm, from O when the particle stops instantaneously.

2010
A particle moves along a straight line such that its acceleration, a
2
ms

, is given by 10 2 a t , where t is the

time, in seconds, after it passes through a fixed point O. The initial velocity of the particle is
1
-16ms

. Find
(a) the maximum velocity, in
1
ms

, of the particle,
(b) the range of values of t during which the particle moves to the right,
(c) the total distance, in m, travelled by the particle in the first 6 seconds.

2011
A particle moves along a straight line with an initial velocity of
1
5ms

. Its acceleration, a
2
ms

, is given by
9 4 a t , where t is the time, in second, after passing through a fixed point O. Find
(a) the time, in second, when its acceleration is zero,
(b) the maximum velocity, in
1
ms

, of the particle,
(c) the time, in second, when the particle stops instantaneously,
(d) the total distance, in m, travelled by the particle in the first 6 seconds.

2012
A particle moves along the straight line and passes through the fixed point O. Its velocity, v
1
ms

, is given by
8 4 v t , where t is the time, in seconds, after leaving the point O. The particle stops instantaneously at point
L. Find
(a) the acceleration, in
2
ms

, of the particle,
(b) the time, in second, when the particle is at L,
(c) the velocity, in
1
ms

, of the particle when it passes through K,

(d) the total distance, in m, travelled by the particle from O to K passing through L.

2013
A particle moves along a straight line and passes through a fixed point O with a velocity of
1
12ms

. The
acceleration, a
2
ms

, is given by 2 8 a t , where t is the time, in seconds, after passing through the fixed
point O. Find
(a) the initial acceleration in
2
ms

of the particle
(b) the minimum velocity in
1
ms

of the particle
(c) the time in seconds when the particle is instantaneously at rest
(d) the total distance in m, travelled by the particle in the first 5 seconds
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