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The diagram shows a speed-time graph of a car's journey over 70 seconds. It reaches a speed of v m/s after 20 seconds and travels a total distance of 1375 m during the journey. The questions ask to calculate v, the acceleration during the first 20 seconds, and provide worked solutions.

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KINEMATICS

The diagram shows a speed-time graph of a car's journey over 70 seconds. It reaches a speed of v m/s after 20 seconds and travels a total distance of 1375 m during the journey. The questions ask to calculate v, the acceleration during the first 20 seconds, and provide worked solutions.

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Speed
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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.

Answer v = ....................................... [2]

(b) Calculate the acceleration of the car during the first 20 seconds.

Answer ....................................m/s2 [1]

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Der second)

Time (r seconds)
I I I

Time (r seconds)

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.

Answer (a)(i) .................................. m/s2 HI


(ii) k = ...................;............... P I
(b)............................................. s 111

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25 The diagram is the speed-time graph For


of a cyclist. Examiner’s
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The cyclist accelerates uniformly


from a speed of u metres per second Speed
to a speed of 3u metres per second ( metres per
in a time of 10 seconds. second )

0
0 10
Time ( t seconds )

(a) Find an expression, in terms of u, for the acceleration.

Answer ............................ m/s2 [1]

(b) The distance travelled by the cyclist from t = 0 to t = 10 is 40 m.

(i) Find the value of u.

Answer u = ............................... [2]

(ii) On the grid below, sketch the distance-time graph of the cyclist.

Answer

40

Distance 30
( metres )
20

10

0
0 10
Time ( t seconds )
[2]

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3 Simon walks from his house to Juan’s house. Do not


He stays there for a short while before they walk together to the cinema. write in this
The graph represents the journey from Simon’s house to the cinema. margin

cinema 4

Distance
(km) 2

Simon’s house 0
16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00
Time of day

(a) For how many minutes does Simon stay at Juan’s house?

Answer ......................... minutes [1]

(b) At what speed does Simon walk to Juan’s house?

Answer ............................. km / h [1]

(c) Simon has a 15% discount voucher for his cinema ticket but Juan pays the full price.
Simon pays $4.42 for his ticket.

How much does Juan pay?

Answer $ ...................................... [2]

(d) They stay at the cinema for 2 hours before they each walk home at 3 km / h.

Complete the graph to show this information. [2]

(e) At what time do they arrive at Juan’s house?

Answer ........................................ [1]

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Speed 30
(m/s)
20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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.

Answer ............................... m/s2 [1]

(b) Calculate the distance travelled in the 100 seconds.

Answer ................................... m [2]

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(d) At what speed does Ravi cycle home? Do not


Give your answer in kilometres per hour. write in this
margin

Answer ...............................km/h [1]

(e) Between which two places did Ravi cycle slowest?

Answer ......................................... and ...........................................[1]

(f) Salim, Ravi’s brother, sets out from home at 11 15.


He cycles directly to the shopping centre at a constant speed of 15 km/h.

Who arrives at the shopping centre first?


How many minutes later does his brother arrive?

Answer .................... arrives first and his brother arrives .................... minutes later. [2]

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write in this
margin
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Distance
from home 10
(km)

0
11 00 11 30 12 00 12 30 13 00 13 30 14 00
Time of day

The distance-time graph shows Ravi’s cycle journey.


He sets out from home and cycles to a park.
After a short stop at the park, he then continues his journey to a shopping centre.
He stops for lunch at the shopping centre before cycling home.

(a) At what time does Ravi arrive at the park?

Answer ........................................... [1]

(b) How many minutes does Ravi spend at the shopping centre?

Answer ............................. minutes [1]

(c) How far is the park from the shopping centre?

Answer .....................................km [1]

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25 The diagram is the speed-time graph for the first 20 seconds of a cyclist’s journey. For
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10

Speed 8
(metres per second)
6

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (t seconds)

(a) Calculate the distance travelled in the first 16 seconds.

Answer (a) ................................. m [1]

(b) By drawing a tangent, find the acceleration of the cyclist when t = 18.

Answer (b) ............................. m/s2 [2]

(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)

140

120

100
Distance
(metres) 80

60

40

20

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Time (t seconds)
[2]

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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
Time (t seconds)
The diagram is the distance-time graph for the first 22 seconds of a journey.

(a) Find the speed during the first 8 seconds.

(b) What is the acceleration when t = 4?

(c) Find the average speed from t = 12 to t = 22.

(a) The speed increases uniformly between t = 12 and t = 22.


The speed is 8 m/s when t = 22.
Sketch the speed-time graph for the first 22 seconds.

Answer (a) .................................... m/s PI


(b) ................................... mls2 U1
(c) .................................... m/s PI

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graph for the first k seconds of
the motion of an object.
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Speed
(metres per second)

0
Time (t seconds)

(a) Find the acceleration when t = 10.

(b) Find the distance travelled in the first 20 seconds.

(c) The distance travelled in the first k seconds is 720 m.


Find the value of k.

(a) On the axes in the answer space, sketch the distance-time graph for the first k seconds
of the motion of the object.

Answer ( a ) .......................................... m/s2 [l]

( b ) .............................................. PI
( c ) k = ............................................. PI

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Speed
( v metres per
second)

*
40 60 80

Time ( t seconds)

The diagram is the speed-time graph of a journey.

(a) Calculate
(i) the retardation during the last 20 seconds of the journey,
(ii) the total distance travelled in the 80 seconds.

(b) The distance-time graph for 40 S t C 60 is a straight line.


State the gradient of this line.

Answer (a)(i) ...................................... m/s2 [l]

(ii) ......................................... m [21

( b ) ................................................... PI

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the speed-time
graph for the first 8 I
20 seconds of a I
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Speed I
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in m/s I
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10 20
Time in seconds

(a) Calculate the distance travelled in the first 10 seconds.

(b) Calculate the total distance travelled in 20 seconds.

(c) On the axes in the answer space, draw the distance-time graph for this part of the
journey.

Answer ( a ) .............................................................................................................. m

(b) .............................................................................................................. m

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Distance 120 I
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OBJECT B

Speed I nRTFrTA I

4 10
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
t

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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Examiner’s
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u
Speed
(m/s)

0
0 20 40 60 80 100
Time (t seconds)

The diagram is the speed-time graph of part of the journey of a car.


From t = 0 to t = 20 the car moves with a constant acceleration.
From t = 20 to t = 60 the car moves with a constant speed of u metres per second.

(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.

Answer (a) t = ................................ [2]

(b) At t = 60, the car slows down with a constant deceleration.


This deceleration is half of the acceleration between t = 0 and t = 20.

During this period of deceleration, calculate the value of t when the car has a speed
of u– metres per second.
4

Answer (b) t = ................................ [2]

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4 (a) A car decelerates uniformly from 20 m/s to 5 m/s in 25 seconds.
Calculate the retardation.

(b) Express 20 metres per second in kilometres per hour.

Answer (a) .......................................... m/s2 [1]

(b) ......................................... km/h [1]

5 (a) Write the following in order of size, starting with the smallest.
66 0.6ᠨ 0.67 666
100 1000

Answer (a) ........... , ........... , ........... , ........... [1]


smallest

(b) The distance of Saturn from the Sun is 1507 million kilometres.
Express 1507 million in standard form.

Answer (b) ....................................................[1]

6 (a) Express 154 as the product of its prime factors.

(b) Find the lowest common multiple of 154 and 49.

Answer (a) ....................................................[1]

(b) ....................................................[1]

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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.

Q
d2
Distance
(d metres)

d1 P

0
5 10
Time (t seconds)

In the diagram, OP is a curve and PQ is a straight line.


(i) State the values of d1 and d2. [1]
(ii) What does the gradient of the straight line PQ represent? [1]
(iii) Write down the gradient of the tangent to the curve at t = 2.5. [1]

(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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5 (a)

Speed
(m/s) 4

0 200
Time (t seconds)

Ali was on a training run.


The diagram is the speed-time graph of part of his run.
At t = 0, his speed was 8 m/s.
His speed decreased at a constant rate until it was 4 m/s at t = 200.

(i) Calculate

(a) his retardation during the 200 s, [1]

(b) the distance he ran during the 200 s, [2]

(c) his speed at t = 150. [1]

(ii) Ben ran at a constant speed in the same direction as Ali.


At t = 0, Ali and Ben were level.
They ran the same distance in the next 150 seconds.

Calculate Ben’s speed. [2]

(b) Chris ran 200 m, correct to the nearest 10 metres.


He took 25 s, correct to the nearest second.

Find lower bounds for

(i) the distance run, [1]

(ii) his average speed. [3]

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13 The diagram is the speed-time graph of the first 20 seconds of a motorcyclist’s journey.

35

30

25

Speed 20
(metres per
second) 15

10

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (seconds)

(a) Calculate the motorcyclist’s retardation during the final 8 seconds.

(b) Calculate the distance travelled in the 20 seconds.

Answer (a) ................................ m/s2 [1]

(b) .................................... m [2]

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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

(i) the acceleration when t = 16,

(ii) the distance travelled in the first 20 seconds.

Answer (a) (i) .................................m/s2 [1]

(ii) .....................................m [1]

(b) On the grid in the answer space, sketch the distance-time graph for the same journey.

Answer (b)
100

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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15 A cyclist took 30 seconds to ride from A to B.
The diagram is the speed-time graph of his ride.
30

20
Speed
(metres per
second)
10

0 10 20 30
Time (seconds)
Calculate

(a) the distance from A to B,

(b) his retardation during the final 10 seconds.

Answer (a) ............................................... m [2]

(b) ........................................... m/s2 [1]

16 (a) A prism has a cross-section which is a regular hexagon.


How many planes of symmetry does this prism have?

Answer (a) ....................................................[1]

(b) The length and width of a rectangle are 50 cm and 15 cm respectively.


Each measurement is correct to the nearest centimetre.

(i) Write down the upper bound of the length.


(ii) Find the least possible perimeter of the rectangle.

Answer (b)(i) ..........................................cm [1]

(ii) ..........................................cm [1]

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20
Speed
(metres per
second)
10

0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (t seconds)

The diagram shows the speed–time graph of a car’s journey.

(a) Find the speed when t = 20.

(b) Find the acceleration when t = 20.

(c) Find the distance travelled in

(i) the first 40 seconds,


(ii) the first 60 seconds.

(d) Part of the distance–time graph for the same journey is shown in the answer space.
Complete this graph.

Answer (a) ......................................m/s [1]

(b) ....................................m/s2 [1]

(c)(i) ....................................m [1]

(ii) ....................................m [1]

(d)
1000

800

600
Distance
(metres)
400

200

0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (t seconds) [2]

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23 A car accelerates uniformly from rest for 30 seconds.
Its speed after 30 seconds is 18 m/s.
The speed remains constant for the next 10 seconds.

(a) Draw the speed-time graph for the first 40 seconds of the journey.

Answer (a)

20

Speed
(metres per second)
10

0 10 20 30 40
Time (seconds)
[1]

(b) Calculate

(i) the car’s acceleration during the first 30 seconds,


(ii) its average speed for the first 40 seconds.

Answer (b)(i) .......................................m/s2 [1]

(ii) .........................................m/s [2]

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21 The diagram shows the distance – time graphs of the journeys of Ali and Bala from home
to school.
They leave home together and follow the same route.
Ali runs to school and Bala cycles.

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?

(b) Estimate the distance between Ali and Bala when t = 3 .

(c) Find Bala’s speed when t = 2.6 .

(d) Find Bala’s speed when t = 3.5 .

Answer (a) ..............................minutes [1]

(b) ........................................m [1]

(c) ............................m/minute [1]

(d) ............................m/minute [1]

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10

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.

Answer (a)...................................... ms2[1]

(b).......................................... m[3]

(c)............................................ s[2]

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15

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.

(a) Express 15 metres per second in kilometres per hour.

(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.

Answer (a) .................................. km/h [1]

(b) ........................................ s [1]

(c) ......................................... s [2]

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22 A car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate to a speed of 20 ms in
10 seconds.

(a) Find the acceleration.

It then travels at a constant speed of 20 ms for the next 10 seconds.

(b) Find the total distance travelled in the 20 seconds.

(c) On the axes below, draw


(i) the speed-time graph for the first 20 seconds of the car’s journey,
(ii) the distance-time graph for the same 20 seconds.

Answer (a) ........................................ ms2 [1]

(b)............................................. m [1]

Answer (c) (i) 30

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)

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23 The graph shows the charges made by two companies for telephone calls lasting up to 10
minutes .
Kingcom charges 40 cents for calls of 3 minutes or less and then at the constant rate of 10
cents per minute.
Phoneshop charges a connection fee of p cents and all calls are charged at the constant rate
of q cents per minute.
t
120

100

80
cost
(cents1

60

40

20

0 2 4 6 8 10
Time ( t minutes)
Using these graphs, or otherwise, find

(a) the cost of a 7 minute call using Kingcom,

(b) the value of p ,

(c) the value of q,

(d) the range of times for which it would be cheaper to use Kingcom.

Answer (a) ........................................ cents

(b)p = .........................................
(c) q = ..........................................

( d ) ..................< t < ......................

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t
40

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

(a) the speed when t = 18,

(b) the acceleration during the first 10 seconds,

(c) the total distance travelled in the 30 seconds.

Answer (a) .......................................... m/s r11

( b )......................................... m/s2 [ l l

(c)............................................. m PI

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