Edexcel M1 2014 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

  1. A car starts from rest at a point \(A\) and moves along a straight horizontal road. The car moves with constant acceleration \(1.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) for the first 8 s . The car then moves with constant acceleration \(0.8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) for the next 20 s . It then moves with constant speed for \(T\) seconds before slowing down with constant deceleration \(2.8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) until it stops at a point \(B\).
    1. Find the speed of the car 28 s after leaving \(A\).
    2. Sketch, in the space provided, a speed-time graph to illustrate the motion of the car as it travels from \(A\) to \(B\).
    3. Find the distance travelled by the car during the first 28 s of its journey from \(A\).
    The distance from \(A\) to \(B\) is 2 km .
  2. Find the value of \(T\).