Edexcel M1 2015 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

7. A train travels along a straight horizontal track between two stations, \(A\) and \(B\). The train starts from rest at \(A\) and moves with constant acceleration \(0.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) until it reaches a speed of \(V \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 } , ( V < 50 )\). The train then travels at this constant speed before it moves with constant deceleration \(0.25 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) until it comes to rest at \(B\).
  1. Sketch in the space below a speed-time graph for the motion of the train between the two stations \(A\) and \(B\). The total time for the journey from \(A\) to \(B\) is 5 minutes.
  2. Find, in terms of \(V\), the length of time, in seconds, for which the train is
    1. accelerating,
    2. decelerating,
    3. moving with constant speed. Given that the distance between the two stations \(A\) and \(B\) is 6.3 km ,
  3. find the value of \(V\).