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Calculus in kinematics

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Calculus in kinematics questions

Edexcel 9MA0 Calculus in kinematics 21 questions

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Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics Mechanics June 2025, Question 4 9 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector

[In this question, position vectors are given relative to a fixed origin O.] At time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0, the position vector of a particle P is r metres where

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Find the position vector of P at t = 4

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Find the exact distance of P from O at t = 4

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(c)

Find an expression for the velocity of P at time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0, giving your answer in terms of t, i and j At t = T, the acceleration of P is in a direction that is perpendicular to the line with

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Find the value of T.

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Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics Mechanics June 2024, Question 4 11 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector

In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. [ In this question, i is a unit vector due east and j is a unit vector due north. Position vectors are given relative to a fixed origin O. ] At time t seconds, t maths symbol 1, the position vector of a particle P is r metres, where

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and c is a constant. Whent = 4, the bearing of P from O is 135ยฐ

(a)

Show that c = 3

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(b)

Find the speed of P whent = 4 Whent = T, P is accelerating in the direction of (โ€“i โ€“ 27j).

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(c)

Find the value of T.

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Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics Mechanics June 2023, Question 3 9 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector

At time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0, a particle P has velocity vm sโ€“1 where

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Find

(a)

the speed of P at time t = 0

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the value of t when P is moving parallel to (i + j)

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the acceleration of P at time t seconds

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the value of t when the direction of the acceleration of P is perpendicular to i

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Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics Mechanics October 2021, Question 5 14 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector

At time t seconds, a particle P has velocity vm sโˆ’1, where

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(a)

Find the acceleration of P at time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0

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(b)

Find the value of t at the instant when P is moving in the direction of i โˆ’ j

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(c)

At time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0, the position vector of P, relative to a fixed origin O, is r metres.

When t = 1, r = โˆ’j

Find an expression for r in terms of t.

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(d)

Find the exact distance of P from O at the instant when P is moving with

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TOTAL FOR MECHANICS IS 50 MARKS

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Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics Mechanics November 2021, Question 5 14 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector

At time t seconds, a particle P has velocity vm sโˆ’1, where

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(a)

Find the acceleration of P at time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0

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(b)

Find the value of t at the instant when P is moving in the direction of i โˆ’ j At time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0, the position vector of P, relative to a fixed origin O, is r metres. When t = 1, r = โˆ’j

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(c)

Find an expression for r in terms of t.

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(d)

Find the exact distance of P from O at the instant when P is moving with

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TOTAL FOR MECHANICS IS 50 MARKS

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Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics Mechanics October 2020, Question 3 12 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector

(i)

At time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0, a particle P moves so that its acceleration am sโˆ’2 is given by

At the instant when t = 0, the velocity of P is 36im sโˆ’1

(i)(a)

Find the velocity of P when t = 4

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(i)(b)

Find the value of t at the instant when P is moving in a direction perpendicular to i

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(ii)

At time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0, a particle Q moves so that its position vector r metres, relative to a fixed origin O, is given by

Find the value of t at the instant when the speed of Q is 5 m sโˆ’1

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Mechanics 2 June 2018, Question 6 14 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector ยท Forces and Newtonโ€™s laws

A particle P of mass 0.5 kg moves under the action of a single force F newtons. At time t seconds, t maths symbol 0, P has velocity v m sโ€“1, where

(a)

Find

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the magnitude of F when t = 3

(a)(ii)

the acceleration of P at the instant when it is moving in the direction of the

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(b)

When t = 1, P is at the point A. When t = 2, P is at the point B.

Find, in terms of i and j, the vector ABmaths symbol

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Mechanics 2 June 2017, Question 4 12 marks

At time t = 0 a particle P leaves the origin O and moves along the x-axis. At time t seconds, the velocity of P is v m sโ€“1 in the positive x direction, where

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The particle is instantaneously at rest when t = t1 and when t = t2 (t1 t2).

(a)

Find the value of t1 and the value of t2.

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(b)

Find the magnitude of the acceleration of P at the instant when t = t1.

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(c)

Find the distance travelled by P in the interval t1 โ‰ค t โ‰ค t2.

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(d)

Show that P does not return to O.

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Mechanics 2 June 2016, Question 1 13 marks

A particle P moves along a straight line. The speed of P at time t seconds (t maths symbol 0) is v m sโ€“1, where v = (pt2 + qt + r) and p, q and r are constants. When t = 2 the speed of P has its minimum value. When t = 0, v = 11 and when t = 2, v = 3 Find

(a)

the acceleration of P when t = 3

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(b)

the distance travelled by P in the third second of the motion.

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Mechanics 2 June 2014, Question 2 9 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector ยท Vector arithmetic

At time t seconds, where t maths symbol 0, a particle P is moving on a horizontal plane with acceleration [(3t2 โ€“ 4t)i + (6t โ€“ 5)j] m sโ€“2. When t = 3 the velocity of P is (11i + 10j) m sโ€“1. Find

(a)

the velocity of P at time t seconds,

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(b)

the speed of P when it is moving parallel to the vector i.

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Mechanics 2 June 2013, Question 3 13 marks

A particle P moves on the x-axis. At time t seconds the velocity of P is v m sโ€“1 in the direction of x increasing, where

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Find

(a)

the times when P is instantaneously at rest,

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(b)

the greatest speed of P in the interval 0 โ‰ค t maths symbol 4

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(c)

the total distance travelled by P in the interval 0 maths symbol t โ‰ค 4

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Mechanics 2 June 2013 (R), Question 3 9 marks

A particle P moves along a straight line in such a way that at time t seconds its velocity v m sโ€“1 is given by

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Find

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the times when P is at rest,

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(b)

the total distance travelled by P between t = 0 and t = 4.

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Mechanics 2 January 2013, Question 4 10 marks

Also involves Simultaneous equations ยท Vectors in mechanics

At time t seconds the velocity of a particle P is [(4t โ€“ 5)i + 3j] m sโ€“1. When t = 0, the position vector of P is (2 i + 5 j) m, relative to a fixed origin O.

(a)

Find the value of t when the velocity of P is parallel to the vector j.

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(b)

Find an expression for the position vector of P at time t seconds.

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(c)

A second particle Q moves with constant velocity (โˆ’2i + cj) m sโˆ’1. When t = 0, the position vector of Q is (11 i + 2 j) m. The particles P and Q collide at the point with position vector (d i +14 m. j)

Find

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(c)(i)

the value of c,

(c)(ii)

the value of d.

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Mechanics 2 June 2012, Question 1 10 marks

Also involves Magnitude and direction of a vector

[ In this question i and j are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane. ] A particle P moves in such a way that its velocity v m sโ€“1 at time t seconds is given by

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Find the magnitude of the acceleration of P when t = 1

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(b)

Given that, when t = 0, the position vector of P is i metres,

find the position vector of P when t = 3

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Mechanics 2 June 2011, Question 6 11 marks

A particle P moves on the x-axis. The acceleration of P at time t seconds is maths symbolt maths symbol 4maths symbol m s in maths symbol2 the positive x-direction. The velocity of P at time t seconds is v m sโ€“1. When t v = 0, = 6. Find

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v in terms of t,

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(b)

the values of t when P is instantaneously at rest,

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(c)

the distance between the two points at which P is instantaneously at rest.

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Mechanics 2 January 2011, Question 3 8 marks

A particle moves along the x-axis. At time t = 0 the particle passes through the origin with speed 8 m sโ€“1 in the positive x-direction. The acceleration of the particle at time t seconds, tmaths symbol 0, is (4t3 โ€“ 12t) m sโ€“2 in the positive x-direction. Find

(a)

the velocity of the particle at time t seconds,

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(b)

the displacement of the particle from the origin at time t seconds,

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the values of t at which the particle is instantaneously at rest.

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Mechanics 2 June 2010, Question 1 6 marks

A particle P moves on the x-axis. The acceleration of P at time t seconds, tmaths symbol 0, is (3t + 5) m sโ€“2 in the positive x-direction. When t = 0, the velocity of P is 2 m sโ€“1 in the positive x-direction. When t = T, the velocity of P is 6 m sโ€“1 in the positive x-direction. Find the value of T.

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Mechanics 2 January 2010, Question 1 8 marks

Also involves Stationary points

A particle P moves along the x-axis. At time t seconds the velocity of P is v m sโ€“1 in the positive x-direction, where v = 3t2 โ€“ 4t + 3. When t = 0, P is at the origin O. Find the distance of P from O when P is moving with minimum velocity.

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Mechanics 2 June 2009, Question 2 9 marks

At time t = 0 a particle P leaves the origin O and moves along the x- axis. At time t seconds the velocity of P is v m sโ€“1, where

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(a)

Find the maximum value of v.

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(b)

Find the time taken for P to return to O.

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Mechanics 2 June 2008, Question 4 12 marks

A particle P of mass 0.5 kg is moving under the action of a single force F newtons. At time t seconds,

The velocity of P at time t seconds is v m sโ€“1. When t = 0, v = i โ€“ 4j.

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Find v at time t seconds.

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(b)

When t = 3, the particle P receives an impulse (โ€“5 i + 12 j) N s.

Find the speed of P immediately after it receives the impulse.

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Mechanics 2 January 2008, Question 2 9 marks

Also involves Kinematics

At time t seconds (t maths symbol 0), a particle P has position vector p metres, with respect to a fixed origin O, where

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Find

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the velocity of P at time t seconds,

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(b)

the value of t when P is moving parallel to the vector i.

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(c)

When t = 1, the particle P receives an impulse of (2 i โ€“ 6 j) N s. Given that the mass of P is 0.5 kg,

find the velocity of P immediately after the impulse.

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