CAIE M1 2011 June — Question 5

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

5 A train starts from rest at a station \(A\) and travels in a straight line to station \(B\), where it comes to rest. The train moves with constant acceleration \(0.025 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\) for the first 600 s , with constant speed for the next 2600 s , and finally with constant deceleration \(0.0375 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\).
  1. Find the total time taken for the train to travel from \(A\) to \(B\).
  2. Sketch the velocity-time graph for the journey and find the distance \(A B\).
  3. The speed of the train \(t\) seconds after leaving \(A\) is \(7.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). State the possible values of \(t\).