10 A cyclist starts from rest and moves with constant acceleration along a straight horizontal road. The cyclist reaches a speed of \(6 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) in 25 seconds. The cyclist then moves with constant acceleration \(0.05 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) until the speed is \(10 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The cyclist then moves with constant deceleration until coming to rest. The total time for the cyclist's journey is 150 seconds.
- Sketch a velocity-time graph to represent the cyclist's motion.
- Find the acceleration during the first 25 seconds of the cyclist's motion.
The cyclist takes \(T\) seconds to decelerate from \(10 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) until coming to rest.
- Determine the value of \(T\).
- Determine the average speed for the cyclist's journey.