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Date May Specimen paper Marks available 4 Reference code SPM.2.SL.TZ0.6
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Question

The displacement, in centimetres, of a particle from an origin, O, at time t seconds, is given by s(t) = t 2 cos t + 2t sin t, 0 ≤ t ≤ 5.

Find the maximum distance of the particle from O.

[3]
a.

Find the acceleration of the particle at the instant it first changes direction.

[4]
b.

Markscheme

use of a graph to find the coordinates of the local minimum      (M1)

s = −16.513...      (A1)

maximum distance is 16.5 cm (to the left of O)      A1

[3 marks]

a.

attempt to find time when particle changes direction eg considering the first maximum on the graph of s or the first t – intercept on the graph of s'.        (M1)

t = 1.51986...        (A1)

attempt to find the gradient of s' for their value of t, s" (1.51986...)       (M1)

=–8.92(cm/s2)       A1

[4 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

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