Edexcel M1 2017 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2017
SessionJanuary
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

  1. A train moves along a straight horizontal track between two stations \(R\) and \(S\). Initially the train is at rest at \(R\). The train accelerates uniformly at \(\frac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) from rest at \(R\) until it is moving with speed \(15 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). For the next 200 seconds the train maintains a constant speed of \(15 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The train then decelerates uniformly at \(\frac { 1 } { 4 } \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) until it comes to rest at \(S\).
Find
  1. the time taken by the train to travel from \(R\) to \(S\),
  2. the distance from \(R\) to \(S\),
  3. the average speed of the train during the journey from \(R\) to \(S\).