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68-Speed-Time Graphs

The document contains two speed-time graphs showing the speed of cars over time. It provides calculations of acceleration, distance travelled, and average speed using the gradient and area under the graph. For the first graph covering 50 seconds, the acceleration is calculated as 2.5 m/s^2 from 0-10 seconds and 0.125 m/s^2 from 10-50 seconds. The total distance is calculated as 1225m and the average speed as 24.5 m/s. For the second graph covering 45 seconds, the acceleration is calculated as 1.75 m/s^2 from 0-20 seconds and -1.4 m/s^2 from 20-45 seconds. The total distance is calculated

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68-Speed-Time Graphs

The document contains two speed-time graphs showing the speed of cars over time. It provides calculations of acceleration, distance travelled, and average speed using the gradient and area under the graph. For the first graph covering 50 seconds, the acceleration is calculated as 2.5 m/s^2 from 0-10 seconds and 0.125 m/s^2 from 10-50 seconds. The total distance is calculated as 1225m and the average speed as 24.5 m/s. For the second graph covering 45 seconds, the acceleration is calculated as 1.75 m/s^2 from 0-20 seconds and -1.4 m/s^2 from 20-45 seconds. The total distance is calculated

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SPEED-TIME GRAPHS

speed
In a speed-time graph:

gradient = acceleration
time
and

area under graph = distance travelled


1 speed (m/s)

30

20

10

0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50

The speed-time graph shows the speed of a car over the first 50 seconds
of a journey.
1 speed (m/s)

30

20

25
10

0 time (s)
0 10 10 20 30 40 50

a Calculate the acceleration between 0 and 10 seconds.


acceleration = gradient
25

10
 2.5 m/s2
1 speed (m/s)

30
5
40
20

10

0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50

b Calculate the acceleration between 10 and 50 seconds.


acceleration = gradient
5

40
 0.125 m/s2
1 speed (m/s)

30

20

25 30
10

10 40
0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50

c Calculate the the total distance travelled in the first 50 seconds.


distance travelled = area under graph
1  1
   10  25     25  30   40
2  2
 1225 m
1 speed (m/s)

30

20

10

0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50

d Calculate the average speed over the first 50 seconds.


total distance travelled
average speed =
total time taken
1225

50
 24.5 m/s
2 speed (m/s)

30

20

10

0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50

The speed-time graph shows the speed of a car over 45 seconds.


2 speed (m/s)

30

20
35
10

20
0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50

a Calculate the acceleration between 0 and 20 seconds.


acceleration = gradient
35

20
 1.75 m/s2
2 speed (m/s)

30

20
35
10
25
0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50

a Calculate the acceleration between 20 and 45 seconds.


acceleration = gradient
35

25
 1.4 m/s2
2 speed (m/s)

30

20
35
10

0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50
45

c Calculate the the total distance travelled by the car.


distance travelled = area under graph
1
  45  35
2
 787.5 m
2 speed (m/s)

30

20

10

0 time (s)
0 10 20 30 40 50

d Calculate the average speed over the 45 seconds.


total distance travelled
average speed =
total time taken
787.5

45
 17.5 m/s

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