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MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE

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CLASS: ________

Quiz : 3.10 4.00 pm

1. A particle moves from a fixed point O along a straight line. Its velocity,

v ms -1

, is given

v 24 6t 3t 2

by
, where t is the time in seconds after passing through O.
Find
a) the initial velocity, in ms-1, of the particle,
b) the initial acceleration, in ms-2 , of the particle,
c) the range of values of t when particle moves to the right,
d) the distance travelled by the particle during the third second.
2. A particle moves along a straight line and passes through the fixed point O with a velocity
8 ms -1

of
Find
a)
b)
c)
d)

. The acceleration,

a ms -2

, t seconds after passing O is given by

a 3t

t2
the velocity of the particle when
.
the maximum velocity of the particle.
the displacement of the particle from O when it is at rest.
the total distance travelled for the first 12 seconds.

3. A particle moves along a straight line such that its velocity,

v 4 3t t

v ms -1

, is given by

, where t is the time in seconds after passing through O. The particle rests
instantaneously at a point A.
a) Find
(i)
the acceleration, in ms-2, of the particle at A,
(ii)
the maximum displacement of the particle,
0t5
b) Sketch the velocity time graph for
2t5
c) Find the total distance travelled for

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MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE

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4. A particle P is projected from the origin O so that it moves in a straight line.
time t seconds after projection, the velocity of the particle,

v ms -1

, is given by

v 2t 14t 12.
2

Find
a) the time at which P first comes to instantaneous rest.
b) the displacement function of P from O at time t seconds.
t 3
c) the acceleration of P when
5. A particle A moves along a straight line such that its velocity, v ms-1, is given by
v A 3t t 2

, where t is the time in seconds after passing O. Another particle B moves

a B 4t 5
along the same straight line with acceleration, a ms-2 , given by
. When the
-1
particle A starts from O, B passes through O with velocity -3ms .
Find
a) The acceleration of B when A stops instantaneously for the first time,
b) The range of time where the particle B has negative velocity,
c) The number of times A and B will meet after leaving O.

ANSWERS:
4.

a) 1
b) s

2t 3
7t 2 12t
3

c) -2
5. a) 7

b) 0 t 3
c) 1 time

At