MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE SPM QUESTIONS 2003 - 2009

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 = . The particle stops
after k s.
a !ind
"i the maximum velocity of the particle.
"iithe 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
) 6 ( 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. The distance AB is
2+ m.
The velocity of P, v
p
m s
-1
, is given
2
2 4 6 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 5 6
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 #. mar&s$
"ii the time interval during which the particle
moves towards the left #, mar&s$
"iii the time interval during which the
acceleration of the particle is positive
#, mar&s$
"b %&etch the velocity / time graph of the motion of the particle for 5 0 t
"c 0alculate the total distance traveled during the first . second after leaning *.
28 m
P
Q
A C B
SPM 2007
A particle moves along a straight line and passes through a fixed point *.
-ts velocity, v m s
1
, is given by 8 6
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
3 10 t t v + = , where t is the time, in seconds,
after passing through *. The particle stops instantaneously at a point 1. !ind
"a the acceleration, in ms
-2
, of the particle at 1. #, 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 2 seconds,
after passing through * #4 mar&s$
TRIAL EXAM MRSM 2005
A particle 3 moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point * with velocity
1
9

ms . -ts
acceleration,
x
a

2
ms , is given by
t a
x
6 6 =
where t seconds after a particle 3 passes through
point *. A particle 3 changes its direction of motion at point A
"a !ind
"i the time when a particle 3 is at point A
#, mar&s$
"ii the total distance traveled by a particle 3 during the first . seconds #4 mar&s$
"b A particle 4 moves in a same straight line with velocity, y
v

1
ms at t second is given by
10 7
2
+ = t t v
y
. (etermine whether a particle 3 and 4 move in the same or opposite mar&s direction
when a particle 4 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 5 seconds #, mar&s$
TRIAL EXAM PERAK 2006
(iagram shows the particle A moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point 6. -ts velocity,
1
vms , is given by
2
3 15 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$
A
P