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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]
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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]
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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]
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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)

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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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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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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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The travel graph shows a student’s journey.

Complete the statement.

The student is travelling fastest between the times ........................ and ........................

because ............................................................................................................................................. [2]

[Total: 2]