Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2007/ia/paper-4/10c/iii/solution

Let . Since the field is constant, dotting the equation of motion with eliminates the magnetic term:
This is a harmonic oscillator with frequency . Initially and , because the particle starts at rest. Therefore
The magnetic force modifies the transverse motion but not this projection. The formula also holds trivially when .

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