MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE SPM QUESTIONS 2003 - 2011

SPM 2003
A particle moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point O, with a velocity of
24 ms
-1
. its acceleration, a ms
-2
, t s after passing through O is given by t a 2 10 = . he particle stops after k s.
a! "ind
#i! the maximum velocity of the particle.
#ii!the value of k.$6m%
b! &'etch a velocity-time graph for k t 0 .
(ence, or otherwise, calculate the total distance traveled during that period.$4m%
SPM 2004
A particle moves along a straight line from a fixed point P. its velocity, V m s
-1
, is given by
! ) # 2 t t V =
, where
t is the time, in seconds, after leaving the point P.
#assume motion to the right is positive!
"ind
a! the maximum velocity of the particle$3m%
b! the distance travelled during the third second. $3m%
c! the value of t when the particle passes the point P again. $2m%
d! the time between leaving P and when the particle reverses its direction of motion$2m%
SPM2005
*iagram below shows the positions and directions of motion of two ob+ects, P and Q, moving in a straight line
passing two fixed points, A and B, respectively. ,b+ect P passes the fixed point A and ob+ect Q passes the fixed
point B simultaneously. he distance AB is
2- m.
he velocity of P, v
p
m s
-1
, is given
2
2 4 ) t t v
p
+ =
, where t is the time, in seconds A, after it passes A while Q
travels with a constant velocity of -2 m s
-1
. ob+ect P stops instantaneously at the point C.
#assume that the positive direction of motion is towards the right.!
"ind
a! the maximum velocity, in m s
-1
. of P $.m%
b! the distance, in m, of C from A $4m%
c! the distance, in m, between P and Q when P is at the point C.$.m%
SPM2006
A particle moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point ,.
/ts velocity,
1
vms , is given by 0 )
2
+ = t t v where t is the time, in seconds,
after leaving ,. $Assume motion to the right is positive%
a! "ind
i. the initial velocity of the particle
ii. the time interval during which the particle moves towards the left
iii. the time interval during which the acceleration of the particle is positive $0 mar's%
b! &'etch the velocity 1 time graph of the motion of the particle for 0 0 t $. mar's%
c! 2alculate the total distance traveled during the first 0 second after leaving ,. $. mar's%
SPM 2007
2- m
P
Q
A C B
A particle moves along a straight line and passes through a fixed point ,.
/ts velocity, v m s
1
, is given by - )
2
+ = t t v , where t is the time, in seconds,
after passing through ,.$Assume motion to the right is positive%
"ind
a! the initial velocity, in m s
1
$1 mar' %
b! the minimum velocity in m s
1
$.
mar's%
c! the range of values of
t
during which the particle moves to the left $2 mar's%
d! the total distance, in m, travelled by the particle in the first 4 second $4 mar's%
SPM 2008
A particle moves along a straight line and passes through a fixed point ,.
/ts velocity, v m s
1
, is given by
2
. 10 t t v + = , where t is the time, in seconds,
after passing through ,. he particle stops instantaneously at a point 3. "ind
a! the acceleration, in ms
-2
, of the particle at 3. $. mar's%
b! the maximum velocity, in ms
-1
, of the particle $. mar's%
c! the total distance, in m, traveled by the particle in the first 4 seconds,
after passing through , $4 mar's%
SPM 2009
A particle moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point O. he velocity of the particle, v ms
1
is
given by v 5 10 6 4t 1 .t
2
, where t is the time in s after leaving O. "ind
a! initial velocity, in cm s
-1
of the particle. $ 1 mar' %
b! he initial acceleration, in cm s
-2
, of the particle $ 2 mar's %
c! he maximum velocity in cm s
-1
, of the particle $ . mar's %
d! he distance, in cm, form O when the particle stops instantaneously. $ 4 mar's %
SPM 2010
A particle moves along a straight line such that its acceleration, a m s
-2
is given by a 5 10 1 2t, where t is the time,
in seconds after it passes through a fixed point O. the initial velocity of the particle is -1) m s
-1
.
$ Assume motion to the right is positive %.
"ind7
a! he maximum velocity, in m s
-1
of the particle. $ 4 mar's %
b! he range of values of t during which the particle moves to the right. $ 2 mar's %
c! he total distance, in m, travelled by the particle in the first ) seconds. $ 4 mar's %
SPM 2011
A particle moves along a straight line with an initial velocity of 0 m s
-1
. /ts acceleration, a m s
-2
, is given by
a = 4 1 4t, where t is the time in seconds after passing through a fixed point O. "ind
a! he time, in seconds, when acceleration is 8ero. $ 1 mar' %
b! he maximum velocity in m s
-1
, of the particle $ . mar's %
c! he time, in seconds, when the particle stops instantaneously. $ 2 mar's %
d! he total distance, in m, travelled by the particle in the first ) seconds. $ 4 mar's %
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TRIAL EXAM MRSM 2005
A particle < moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point , with velocity
1
4

ms . /ts acceleration,
x
a

2
ms , is given by
t a
x
) ) =
where t seconds after a particle < passes through point ,. A particle <
changes its direction of motion at point A
#a! "ind
#i! the time when a particle < is at point A
$. mar's%
#ii! the total distance traveled by a particle < during the first 0 seconds $4 mar's%
#b! A particle = moves in a same straight line with velocity, y
v

1
ms at t second is given by
10 >
2
+ = t t v
y
. *etermine whether a particle < and = move in the same or opposite mar's direction when a particle = attained its
minimum velocity. $. mar's%
TRIAL EXAM NEGERI SEMBILAN 2006
A particle moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point , with the velocity of 12
1
12

ms , /ts
acceleration a
2
ms is given by t a 2 4 = where t is the time, in seconds. After it passes ,, the particle stop
instantaneously at the point A. "ind.
#a! the time ta'en by the ob+ect to reach point A from point ,. $4 mar's%
#b! the distance of ,A $2 mar's%
#c! the maximum velocity of the ob+ect $2 mar's%
#d! the whole distance which the ob+ect has
passed on in the first > seconds $. mar's%
TRIAL EXAM PERAK 2006
*iagram shows the particle A moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point ?. /ts velocity,
1
vms , is
given by
2
. 10 t t v = where t is the time, in seconds, after leaving ,.
$Assume motion to the right is positive%. "ind
#a! the maximum velocity, in m s
-1
. of A$. mar's% #b! the time when the particle is at , again. $4 mar's%
#c! the range of time when the velocity of the particle is negative. $. mar's%
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