Edexcel M1 2016 October — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2016
SessionOctober
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

7. A train moves on a straight horizontal track between two stations \(A\) and \(B\). The train starts from rest at \(A\) and moves with constant acceleration \(1 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 2 }\) until it reaches a speed of \(V \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The train maintains this speed of \(V \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) for the next \(T\) seconds before slowing down with constant deceleration \(0.5 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 2 }\), coming to rest at \(B\). The journey from \(A\) to \(B\) takes 180 s and the distance between the stations is 4800 m .
  1. Sketch a speed-time graph for the motion of the train from \(A\) to \(B\).
  2. Show that \(T = 180 - 3 V\).
  3. Find the value of \(V\).