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The diagram shows the speed−time graph of the first 15 seconds of a car journey.
(a) Find the acceleration of the car during the first 5 seconds.
............................................. m/s2 [1]
(b) Find the distance travelled during the 15 seconds.
.................................................. m [2]
[Total: 3]
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12
NOT TO
Speed (m/s) SCALE
0
0 16 24
Time (s)
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for 24 seconds of a car journey.
Calculate
(a) the deceleration of the car in the final 8 seconds,
................................................... m/s2 [1]
2
(b) the total distance travelled during the 24 seconds.
................................................... m [2]
[Total: 3]
3 Annette cycles a distance of 70 km from Midville to Newtown.
Leaving Midville, she cycles for 1 hour 30 minutes at a constant speed of 20 km/h and then stops for
30 minutes.
She then continues the journey to Newtown at a constant speed of 16 km/h.
(a) On the grid, draw the distance–time graph for the journey. [3]
3
(b) Calculate the average speed for the whole journey.
................................................... km/h [3]
[Total: 6]
4
4 Abdul draws this speed–time graph for a journey.
The graph has four sections A, B, C and D.
Complete these statements about the speed–time graph.
Section .............................. cannot be correct.
Section .............................. shows constant speed.
Section .............................. shows deceleration.
Section A shows acceleration of ......................................... m/s2.
The distance travelled in the first 30 seconds of the journey is ......................................... m. [4]
[Total: 4]
5 A car starts from rest and accelerates at a rate of 3 m/s2 for 4 seconds.
The car then travels at a constant speed for 10 seconds.
5
Speed NOT TO
(m/s) SCALE
0
0 4 14
Time (seconds)
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for this journey.
(a) Find the value of V.
V = ................................................... [1]
(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car during the 14 seconds.
................................................... m [2]
[Total: 3]
6
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for 90 seconds of a journey.
Calculate the total distance travelled during the 90 seconds.
................................................... m [3]
[Total: 3]
7 The diagram shows the speed–time graph of a train journey between two stations.
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(a) Find the acceleration of the train during the first 40 seconds.
................................................... m/s2 [1]
(b) Calculate the distance between the two stations.
................................................... m [3]
[Total: 4]
