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            5          Additional Mathematics    Chapter 8 Kinematics of Linear Motion


                  Example 20                                     When t = 5, s =  2(5)  3  – 6(5)  + 10(5)
                                                                                        2
                                                                               3
               A particle moves along a straight line through                    2
               a  fixed  point  O with velocity 10 m s . The               s = –16   m
                                                  –1
                                                                                 3
               acceleration, a m s , is given by a = 4t – 12 where      Number line,
                              –2
               t  is  the  time,  in  seconds,  after  passing  through                 t = 0
               a  fixed  point  O. [Assume  motion to the right as
               positive] Find                                                                  t = 1
               (a)  the time, in seconds, when the acceleration is    2                  0     2
                  zero,                                            –16 – 3                    4 – 3
               (b)  the minimum velocity, in m s , of the particle,     t = 5
                                         –1
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               (c)  the  time,  in  seconds,  when  the  particle  stop                2    2      2
                  momentarily,                                   Total distance travelled = 4   + 4   + 16  3
                                                                                            3
                                                                                       3
               (d)  the total distance, in m, travelled by the particle             = 26
                  in the first 5 seconds.
                Solution:                                        Thus,  in  the  first  5th  seconds,  total  distance
                                                                 travelled of particle is 26 m.
               Given the acceleration function, a = 4t – 12
                                 ∫
                                       ∫
               Velocity function, v =   a dt =   4t – 12 dt    Alternative Method
                                     = 2t  – 12t + c          (A)  Using velocity-time graph
                                         2
                                                                  Distance  can  be  determine  by  finding  the
               When t = 0, v = 10                                 area under the curve.
                        10 = 2(0)  – 12(0) + c                    v = 2t  – 12t + 10
                               2
                                                                        2
                         c = 10
               So, v = 2t  – 12t + 10.                                      t    0   1    5
                        2
                                     ∫
               Displacement function, s =   v dt                            v   10   0    0
                                                                  Velocity-time graph for 0 < t < 5:
                                     ∫
                                         2
                                   =  2t  – 12t + 10 dt
        CHAP.                                                          v
         8                         =  2  3   2
                                       t  – 6t  + 10t + c
                                     3
               When t = 0, s = 0                                     10
                             2(0)  3
                         0 =   3   – 6(0)  + 10(0) + c                   v = 2t  – 12t + 10
                                      2
                                                                             2
                         c = 0                                          A
               So, s =  t  – 6t  + 10t.                                                       t
                     2  3
                             2
                     3                                                0  1             5
               (a)  Acceleration is zero, a = 0                                 B
                              4t – 12 = 0
                                  4t = 12                            –8
                                   t = 3
                  Thus, the acceleration of the particle is zero at       1
                                                                          ∫
                                                                              2
                  t = 3 seconds.                                  Area A =   2t  – 12t + 10 dt
                                                                          0
               (b)  Minimum velocity,  dv  = 0, a = 0                      2           1
                                                                              3
                                                                                  2
                                 dt                                     =  [  t  – 6t  + 10t ]
                                   4t – 12 = 0                             3           0
                                                                           2
                                                                                          ]
                                                                               3
                                                                                     2
                                        t = 3                           =  [  3  (1)  – 6(1)  + 10(1)  – 0
                                  2
                  When t = 3, v = 2(3)  – 12(3) + 10                       2   2
                             = –8                                       = 4   m
                                                                           3
                  Thus,  the  minimum  velocity  of  the  particle  is     ∫ 5   2
                  –8 m s .                                        Area B =   2t  – 12t + 10 dt
                       –1
                                                                          1
               (c)  Particle stops, v = 0                                  2   3   2   5
                    2t  – 12t + 10 = 0                                   =  [  3  t  – 6t  + 10t ] 1
                      2
                      (t – 1)(t – 5) = 0                                =   2  (5)  – 6(5)  + 10(5)  – 4  2
                                                                               3
                                                                                     2
                              t = 1 and t = 5                             [  3            ]   3
                                                                              1
                  Thus, the particle stops at t = 1 s and t = 5 s.      = –21 
               (d)  When t = 0, s =  2(0)  3   – 6(0)  + 10(0)                3
                                         2
                                                                            1
                                 3                                      = 21   m 2
                                                                            3
                            s = 0 m                               Total distance travelled = Area A + Area B
                               2(1)  3
                  When t = 1, s =    – 6(1)  + 10(1)                                    2     1
                                         2
                                 3                                                   = 4   + 21  3
                                                                                        3
                                 2
                            s = 4   m                                                = 26 m
                                 3
               410                                                                                 8.4.1
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