11 A particle travels in a straight line so that, t seconds after passing a fixed point A on the line, itsacceleration, a ms–2, is given by a = –2 – 2t. It comes to rest at a point B when t = 4.(i) Find the velocity of the particle at A. [4](ii) Find the distance AB.
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11 A particle travels in a straight line so that, t seconds after passing a fixed point A on the line, itsacceleration, a ms–2, is given by a = –2 – 2t. It comes to rest at a point B when t = 4.(i) Find the velocity of the particle at A. 4 Find the distance AB.
Solution
(i) To find the velocity of the particle at point A, we need to integrate the acceleration function to get the velocity function. The acceleration is given by:
The velocity is the integral of the acceleration with respect to time :
Integrating term by term:
where is the constant of integration. We need to determine using the given information. The particle comes to rest at , so :
Thus, the velocity function is:
To find the velocity at point A (when ):
(ii) To find the distance AB, we need to integrate the velocity function to get the position function. The velocity is given by:
The position is the integral of the velocity with respect to time :
Integrating term by term:
where is the constant of integration. We can set since we are measuring the distance from point A (where when ):
To find the distance AB, we evaluate at :
Therefore, the distance AB is approximately .
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