Edexcel M1 2018 January — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2018
SessionJanuary
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

5. A cyclist is travelling along a straight horizontal road. The cyclist starts from rest at point \(A\) on the road and accelerates uniformly at \(0.6 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) for 20 seconds. He then moves at constant speed for \(4 T\) seconds, where \(T < 20\). He then decelerates uniformly at \(0.3 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) and after \(T\) seconds passes through point \(B\) on the road. The distance from \(A\) to \(B\) is 705 m .
  1. Sketch a speed-time graph for the motion of the cyclist between points \(A\) and \(B\).
  2. Find the value of \(T\). The cyclist continues his journey, still decelerating uniformly at \(0.3 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\), until he comes to rest at point \(C\) on the road.
  3. Find the total time taken by the cyclist to travel from \(A\) to \(C\).