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Determine the acceleration of P at time t.
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Step 1: Determine the acceleration of P at time .
The force acting on particle P is given by N.
The particle has unit mass, so kg.
According to Newton's second law, . Since , the acceleration is equal to the force .
The acceleration of P at time seconds is .
Step 2: Determine the velocity of P at time seconds.
Velocity is the integral of acceleration with respect to time.
We can write the constants of integration as a single vector .
We are given that at seconds, the velocity is m/s.
Substitute into the velocity equation:
Equating this to the given velocity:
Substitute back into the velocity equation:
The velocity of P at time seconds is .
Step 3: Determine the kinetic energy of P when it is moving parallel to the vector .
When the particle is moving parallel to the vector , its -component of velocity is zero.
From the velocity equation in Step 2, set the -component to zero:
Factor the quadratic equation:
This gives two possible values for : s or s.
Since time cannot be negative, we take s.
Now, find the velocity of P at s:
So, m/s.
The magnitude of the velocity is m/s.
The kinetic energy is given by the formula .
Given kg and m/s:
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