(a) The particle's distance from O when it first started to move is 24 m.
(b) The time when the particle first reaches O is 15 mins.
(c) The particle's speed when it has been moving for 3 minutes is 0.2 m/s.
D = 24 + 15 - t²/2
when the time, t = 0
D = 24 m
When the object reaches O, its final velocity, v = 0
v = dD/dt
v = 15 - t
0 = 15 - t
t = 15 mins
v = 15 - t
v = 15 - 3
v = 12 m/min
v = 12 m/min x 1min/60s = 0.2 m/s
Thus, the particle's distance from O when it first started to move is 24 m.
The time when the particle first reaches O is 15 mins.
The particle's speed when it has been moving for 3 minutes is 0.2 m/s.
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