AQA M1 2011 June — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

3 A pair of cameras records the time that it takes a car on a motorway to travel a distance of 2000 metres. A car passes the first camera whilst travelling at \(32 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\). The car continues at this speed for 12.5 seconds and then decelerates uniformly until it passes the second camera when its speed has decreased to \(18 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Calculate the distance travelled by the car in the first 12.5 seconds.
  2. Find the time for which the car is decelerating.
  3. Sketch a speed-time graph for the car on this 2000-metre stretch of motorway.
  4. Find the average speed of the car on this 2000-metre stretch of motorway.