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KINEMATICS
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Time (t seconds)
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for 70 seconds of a car’s journey.
After 20 seconds the car reaches a speed of v m/s.
During the 70 seconds the car travels 1375 m.
(a) Calculate v.
(b) Calculate the acceleration of the car during the first 20 seconds.
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The diagrams above are the speed - time and the distance - time
graphs of the same journey.
(a) Calculate
(i) the acceleration during the first 20 seconds,
(ii) the value of k.
(b) During the last part of the journey, the retardation is 3m/s2.
Calculate the time taken while slowing down.
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Time ( t seconds )
(ii) On the grid below, sketch the distance-time graph of the cyclist.
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Distance 30
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Time of day
(a) For how many minutes does Simon stay at Juan’s house?
(c) Simon has a 15% discount voucher for his cinema ticket but Juan pays the full price.
Simon pays $4.42 for his ticket.
(d) They stay at the cinema for 2 hours before they each walk home at 3 km / h.
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Time (seconds)
The diagram is the speed-time graph of the last 100 seconds of a train’s journey.
(a) Calculate the train’s retardation during the last 10 seconds of the journey.
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Distance
from home 10
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Time of day
(b) How many minutes does Ravi spend at the shopping centre?
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Time (t seconds)
(b) By drawing a tangent, find the acceleration of the cyclist when t = 18.
(c) On the grid in the answer space, sketch the distance-time graph for
the first 16 seconds of the cyclist’s journey.
Answer (c)
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Distance
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Time (t seconds)
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The diagram is the distance-time graph for the first 22 seconds of a journey.
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(a) On the axes in the answer space, sketch the distance-time graph for the first k seconds
of the motion of the object.
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Time ( t seconds)
(a) Calculate
(i) the retardation during the last 20 seconds of the journey,
(ii) the total distance travelled in the 80 seconds.
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journey.
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Time (seconds)
The diagram shows the speed-time graphs of two objects A and B for the first 10 seconds of their
motion.
Object A travels at a constant speed of 12 m/s throughout the 10 seconds.
Object B starts from rest, attains a speed of 18 m/s after 4 seconds and then travels at constant speed.
(a) Calculate
(i) the distance travelled by object B during the first 4 seconds of its motion, 111
(ii) the average speed of object B for the first 10 seconds of its motion, PI
(iii) after how many seconds object A is travelling at the same speed as object B , PI
(iv) after how many seconds both objects have travelled the same distance. PI
(b) After 10 seconds both objects slow down at the same rate until they come to rest.
Given that object A comes to rest after a further 6 seconds, calculate
(i) the deceleration of object A , PI
(ii) after how many seconds from the start of its motion the object B comes to rest. PI
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Time (seconds)
In the diagram, the straight line OP and the curve PQ form the distance-time graph of the
object A for the whole of its motion.
(i) State the values of T , and T,. PI
(ii) What does the gradient of U P represent? PI
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Speed
(m/s)
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
Time (t seconds)
(a) When t = 20 the car has travelled D metres from the start.
Calculate the value of t when the car has travelled 2D metres from the start.
During this period of deceleration, calculate the value of t when the car has a speed
of u– metres per second.
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4 (a) A car decelerates uniformly from 20 m/s to 5 m/s in 25 seconds.
Calculate the retardation.
5 (a) Write the following in order of size, starting with the smallest.
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(b) The distance of Saturn from the Sun is 1507 million kilometres.
Express 1507 million in standard form.
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Speed 20 Object B
(metres per
second)
12 Object A
0
5 10
Time (t seconds)
The diagram shows the speed-time graphs of two objects, A and B, for the first 10 seconds of their
motion.
Object A travelled at a constant speed of 12 m/s throughout the 10 seconds.
Object B started from rest, and accelerated at a constant rate, attaining a speed of 20 m/s after 5 seconds.
It then travelled at a constant speed of 20 m/s.
(a) Calculate
(i) the distance travelled by object B during the first 5 seconds of its motion, [1]
(ii) the average speed of object B for the first 10 seconds of its motion, [2]
(iii) the value of t when both objects were travelling at the same speed, [2]
(iv) the value of t when both objects had travelled the same distance. [2]
(b) The diagram below shows the distance-time graph for object B.
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Distance
(d metres)
d1 P
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5 10
Time (t seconds)
(c) After 10 seconds, both objects slowed down at the same constant rate.
Object A came to rest after a further 9 seconds.
After how many seconds from the start of its motion did object B come to rest? [2]
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Speed
(m/s) 4
0 200
Time (t seconds)
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13 The diagram is the speed-time graph of the first 20 seconds of a motorcyclist’s journey.
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Speed 20
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second) 15
10
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (seconds)
15
Speed 10
(metres per
second)
5
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (t seconds)
The diagram is the speed-time graph for the first 20 seconds of a journey.
(a) Find
(b) On the grid in the answer space, sketch the distance-time graph for the same journey.
Answer (b)
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80
Distance
60
travelled
(metres)
40
20
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (t seconds) [3]
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Speed
(metres per
second)
10
0 10 20 30
Time (seconds)
Calculate
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Speed
(metres per
second)
10
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (t seconds)
(d) Part of the distance–time graph for the same journey is shown in the answer space.
Complete this graph.
(d)
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800
600
Distance
(metres)
400
200
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (t seconds) [2]
(a) Draw the speed-time graph for the first 40 seconds of the journey.
Answer (a)
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Speed
(metres per second)
10
0 10 20 30 40
Time (seconds)
[1]
(b) Calculate
1000
Ali
800 Bala
600
Distance
from
home
(metres)
400
200
0 1 2 3 4
Time (t minutes)
(a) How long does it take Ali to run the first 700 m?
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Speed
(m/s)
5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time (seconds)
The speed–time graph shows the performance of a cyclist during the first 90 seconds
of a race.
(a) Calculate the acceleration of the cyclist during the first 10 seconds.
(b) Calculate the distance, in metres, travelled by the cyclist in the first 90 seconds.
(c) Calculate the time taken for the cyclist to travel 1 kilometre.
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(c)............................................ s[2]
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Speed
(v metres
per second)
0
90
Time (t seconds)
The diagram shows the speed – time graph of a bus over a period of 90 seconds.
The bus reaches a maximum speed of 15 metres per second.
(b) Given that the acceleration was 0.5 m/s 2, calculate the time taken, in seconds, to reach its
maximum speed.
(c) The total distance travelled during the 90 seconds was 750 metres.
Calculate the length of time that the bus was travelling at its maximum speed.
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Speed
(metres per 20
second)
10
0 10 20
Time (seconds) [1]
(ii) 400
300
Distance
(metres)
200
100
0 10 20
[2]
Time (seconds)
100
80
cost
(cents1
60
40
20
0 2 4 6 8 10
Time ( t minutes)
Using these graphs, or otherwise, find
(d) the range of times for which it would be cheaper to use Kingcom.
(b)p = .........................................
(c) q = ..........................................
Speed
(metres per 30
second)
20
10
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time ( t seconds)
The diagram is the speed-time graph of the first 30 seconds of a journey.
Find
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(c)............................................. m PI