1.44: A particle moves in a straight line.

4PM1/1/June/2025 — Question 1 · 7 marks

A particle P\displaystyle P moves in a straight line. At time t\displaystyle t seconds, the velocity, v\displaystyle vm/s\displaystyle \mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}, of P\displaystyle P is given by
v=3t29t+7v = 3t^2 - 9t + 7
(a) Show that P\displaystyle P never comes to rest.
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(b) Find the acceleration of P\displaystyle P, in m/s2\displaystyle \mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}^{2}, when t=4\displaystyle t = 4
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Using algebra
(c) find the distance, in m, that P\displaystyle P travels in the interval 0t5\displaystyle 0 \leq t \leq 5
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