Edexcel M1 — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

1. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{8a0ff401-83da-4539-a9e9-68736c57df2a-2_520_1278_207_333} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a distance-time graph for a car journey from Birmingham to Newquay which included a stop for lunch at a service station near Exeter. During the first part of the journey three-quarters of the total distance, \(d\), was covered in 3 hours. After a 1 hour stop, the remaining distance was completed in 2 hours.
  1. Calculate, in the form \(k : 1\), the ratio of the average speed during the first 3 hours of the journey to the average speed during the last 2 hours of the journey.
    (4 marks)
    Given that the average speed of the car over the whole journey (excluding the stop) was \(80 \mathrm { kmh } ^ { - 1 }\),
  2. find the average speed of the car on the first part of the journey.
    (4 marks)