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The diagram shows information about the final 70 seconds of a car journey.
(a) Find the deceleration of the car between 60 and 70 seconds.
................................................... m/s2 [1]
(b) Find the distance travelled by the car during the 70 seconds.
................................................... m [3]
[Total: 4]
2
The diagram shows the speed−time graph for the first T seconds of a car journey.
(a) Find the acceleration during the first 10 seconds.
................................................... m/s2 [1]
(b) The total distance travelled during the T seconds is 480 m.
Find the value of T.
T = ................................................... [3]
[Total: 4]
3 The diagram shows the speed−time graph for part of a journey for two people, a runner and a walker.
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(a) Calculate the acceleration of the runner for the first 3 seconds.
................................................... m/s2 [1]
(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the runner in the 19 seconds.
................................................... m [3]
(c) The runner and the walker are travelling in the same direction along the same path.
When t = 0, the runner is 10 metres behind the walker.
Find how far the runner is ahead of the walker when t = 19.
................................................... m [3]
[Total: 7]
4
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for 60 seconds of a car journey.
(a) Change 90 km/h to m/s.
................................................... m/s [2]
(b) Find the deceleration of the car in m/s2.
................................................... m/s2 [1]
(c) Find the distance travelled, in metres, in the 60 seconds.
................................................... m [2]
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[Total: 5]
5 The diagram shows information about the first 8 seconds of a car journey.
The car travels with constant acceleration reaching a speed of v m/s after 6 seconds.
The car then travels at a constant speed of v m/s for a further 2 seconds.
The car travels a total distance of 150 metres.
Work out the value of v.
v = ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
6
The speed−time graph shows information about the journey of a tram between two stations.
(a) Calculate the distance between the two stations.
................................................... m [3]
(b) Calculate the average speed of the tram for the whole journey.
................................................... m/s [1]
[Total: 4]
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Speed (m/s)
0 t
u 3u
Time (seconds)
A car starts from rest and accelerates for u seconds until it reaches a speed of 10 m/s.
The car then travels at 10 m/s for 2u seconds.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for this journey.
The distance travelled by the car in the first 3u seconds is 125 m.
(a) Find the value of u.
Answer(a)u = ................................................... [3]
(b) Find the acceleration in the first u seconds.
Answer(b) ................................................... m/s2 [1]
[Total: 4]
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Speed
(m/s) 10
8
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0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Time (s)
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for 120 seconds of a car journey.
(a) Calculate the deceleration of the car during the first 20 seconds.
Answer(a) .........................................m/s2 [1]
(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car during the 120 seconds.
Answer(b) .........................................m [3]
(c) Calculate the average speed for this 120 second journey.
Answer(c) .........................................m/s [1]
[Total: 5]
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12
Speed
(metres per
second)
0 t
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Time (minutes)
A tram leaves a station and accelerates for 2 minutes until it reaches a speed of 12 metres per second.
It continues at this speed for 1 minute.
It then decelerates for 3 minutes until it stops at the next station.
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for this journey.
Calculate the distance, in metres, between the two stations.
Answer ................................................... m [3]
[Total: 3]
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8
Distance (km) 4
0
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Time
The travel graph shows a student’s journey.
Complete the statement.
The student is travelling fastest between the times ........................ and ........................
because ............................................................................................................................................. [2]
[Total: 2]
