(i) Sketch:
(ii) Acceleration:
Horizontal acceleration:
x = 0.2t3
At t = 3.0, ax = 3.6
Vertical acceleration:
y = 20t − 2t2
At t = 3.0, ay = -4
Now
and
So the car's acceleration has magnitude 5.38 ms-2, and direction 312° from the positive x-axis.