OCR M1 — Question 5 11 marks

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Marks11
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TopicTravel graphs
TypeVelocity-time graph sketching
DifficultyStandard +0.3 This is a multi-part kinematics question requiring sketching a velocity-time graph and applying SUVAT equations. While it involves several stages of motion and requires careful tracking of time and distance, the mathematical techniques are entirely standard for M1 (uniform acceleration, area under v-t graph). The question is slightly easier than average because it's methodical rather than requiring insight, though the multiple stages add some complexity.
Spec3.02b Kinematic graphs: displacement-time and velocity-time3.02d Constant acceleration: SUVAT formulae

A man drives a car on a horizontal straight road. At \(t = 0\), where the time \(t\) is in seconds, the car runs out of petrol. At this instant the car is moving at \(12\) m s\(^{-1}\). The car decelerates uniformly, coming to rest when \(t = 8\). The man then walks back along the road at \(0.7\) m s\(^{-1}\) until he reaches a petrol station a distance of \(420\) m from his car. After his arrival at the petrol station it takes him \(250\) s to obtain a can of petrol. He is then given a lift back to his car on a motorcycle. The motorcycle starts from rest and accelerates uniformly until its speed is \(20\) m s\(^{-1}\); it then decelerates uniformly, coming to rest at the stationary car at time \(t = T\).
  1. Sketch the shape of the \((t, v)\) graph for the man for \(0 \leq t \leq T\). [Your sketch need not be drawn to scale; numerical values need not be shown.] [5]
  2. Find the deceleration of the car for \(0 < t < 8\). [2]
  3. Find the value of \(T\). [4]

A man drives a car on a horizontal straight road. At $t = 0$, where the time $t$ is in seconds, the car runs out of petrol. At this instant the car is moving at $12$ m s$^{-1}$. The car decelerates uniformly, coming to rest when $t = 8$. The man then walks back along the road at $0.7$ m s$^{-1}$ until he reaches a petrol station a distance of $420$ m from his car. After his arrival at the petrol station it takes him $250$ s to obtain a can of petrol. He is then given a lift back to his car on a motorcycle. The motorcycle starts from rest and accelerates uniformly until its speed is $20$ m s$^{-1}$; it then decelerates uniformly, coming to rest at the stationary car at time $t = T$.

\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
\item Sketch the shape of the $(t, v)$ graph for the man for $0 \leq t \leq T$. [Your sketch need not be drawn to scale; numerical values need not be shown.] [5]
\item Find the deceleration of the car for $0 < t < 8$. [2]
\item Find the value of $T$. [4]
\end{enumerate}

\hfill \mbox{\textit{OCR M1  Q5 [11]}}