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(Sec 3) Kinematics Revision

Question 1

Speed (m/s)

20

0 Time (s)
100 240

The diagram is the speed-time graph of a tube train which travels from rest at Station A to
rest at Station B. The train reaches its greatest speed of 20 m/s, as it passes the point X,
100 seconds after leaving A. The whole journey takes 240 seconds.
Calculate
(a) The number of seconds, after leaving A, that its speed is first 5m/s,
(b) The distance between Station A and Station B
(c) The acceleration of the train for the last 140 seconds

Question 2

The diagram below shows the speed-time graph of a particle.

Speed (m/s)

60

0
10 30 t
Time (s)

Calculate
(a) the acceleration for the first 4 s,
(b) the time taken for the particle to come to rest if the retardation is 3 m/s2,
(c) the distance travelled in the first 10 s,
(d) the average speed of the whole journey.
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Question 3

The diagram is the speed-time graph of a car. The car retarded uniformly from a speed of 36 m/s to a
speed of 24 m/s in a time of 40 seconds. It is then brought uniformly to rest after a further 10 seconds.
Calculate

Speed(m/s)

Time(s)
40 50

(a) the retardation of the car during the first 40 seconds.

(b) the total distance travelled by the car for the whole journey.
(c) the speed of the car when the time is 18 seconds.
(d) Complete the distance-time graph for the whole journey of the car.

Question 4

Distance (metres)
60

30

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

The diagram below shows the distance-time graph for the first 20 seconds of a journey.

(a) Find the speed during the first 6 seconds.

(b) Find the acceleration when t = 2.
(c) Find the average speed from t = 12 to t = 20.

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(d) The speed increases uniformly between t = 12 to t = 20. At t = 20, the speed is
8 m/s. Complete the speed-time graph for the first 20 seconds.

Speed (metres per second)

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

0 6 12 20 Time (second)

Question 5

Speed (m/s)

0 15 25 30 Time (s)

The diagram shows a speed-time graph of a car. Given that the distance travelled in the first 15 seconds is
150 metres, calculate
(a) the maximum speed, V m/s,
(b) the deceleration of the car during the last 5 seconds,
(c) the speed of the car when t = 28 s.

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Question 6

The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the first 25 seconds of the motion of a particle.

(a) Calculate the speed when t = 3.

(b) Calculate the acceleration of the particle when t = 14.
(c) Calculate the distance travelled in the first 16 seconds of the motion.
(d) Find the value of v if the deceleration of the particle in the last 5 seconds is 8 m/s2.

Speed (m/s)

50

18

0
7 16 20 25
Time t (s)

(e) Copy the axes below and sketch the distance time graph of the object during the first
20 seconds of the motion.

Distance (m)

0 7 16 20 Time (seconds)

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Question 7

The diagram shows the distance-time graph for a journey made by a cyclist.

Distance (km)

28
24
20
16
12

4
0 Time
08 00 08 45 09 10 10 30

The cyclist started his journey at 08 00 and reached his destination at 10 30.
(a) Calculate the speed of the cyclist during the first 30 minutes.
(b) Find the average speed for the whole journey.
(c) On the axes in the answer space, draw the corresponding speed-time graph.

Question 8

v (m/s)

0 T (s)
t

The diagram shows a speed-time graph of a vehicle which accelerates uniformly from rest and reaches a
speed of V m/s after t seconds. It then travels at this speed for a further 20 seconds before retarding
uniformly to rest at 4 m/s2 for 10 s.
(a) Calculate
(i) the value of V,
(ii) the value of t, if the total distance travelled is 1360 m,
(iii) the values of T at which the speed is 30 m/s.

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(b) Sketch the corresponding distance-time graph in the axes provided.

Distance (m)

Time (s)
0

Question 9

Speed (m/s)

10

Car

0 Time (s)
30 55

The diagram above shows the speed-time graph of a car.

(a) Determine the speed of the car at 20 s.

(b) Find the distance travelled by the car from 0 s to 55 s.
(c) Complete and label the diagram above if the car continues to move such that
it decelerates uniformly to rest in 15 seconds.

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Question 10

The diagram shown below is the speed-time graph of a particle.

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

(b) Find the acceleration from the 10th to the 15th second.
(c) If the total distance travelled is 100 m, find the time t the particle comes to rest.

Speed in
m/s

15

0 3 10 15 t Time (t) in
seconds

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