2025 IGCSE Additional Mathematics May/June 0606/23 Q10

2025 IGCSE Additional Mathematics May/June 0606/23 Q10

9 marks

In this question, time is in seconds.

  1. At time \(t=0\), particle \(P\) starts from the point with position vector \(-30\mathbf j\).
    \(P\) travels with speed \(58\text{ m s}^{-1}\) in the direction \(20\mathbf i+21\mathbf j\).
    Find the position vector of \(P\) at time \(t\).[3]
  2. Also at time \(t=0\), particle \(Q\) starts from the point with position vector \(-10\mathbf i+18\mathbf j\).
    \(Q\) travels with speed \(75\text{ m s}^{-1}\) at an angle \(\alpha\) above the positive \(x\)-axis, where \(\tan\alpha=\dfrac7{24}\).
    Find the position vector of \(Q\) at time \(t\).[4]
  3. Determine whether \(P\) and \(Q\) collide.[2]

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Answer:(a) \(40t\mathbf i+(42t-30)\mathbf j\) (b) \((72t-10)\mathbf i+(21t+18)\mathbf j\) (c) They do not collide.

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