CAIE M1 2013 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2013
SessionNovember
TopicSUVAT & Travel Graphs

5 A car travels in a straight line from \(A\) to \(B\), a distance of 12 km , taking 552 seconds. The car starts from rest at \(A\) and accelerates for \(T _ { 1 } \mathrm {~s}\) at \(0.3 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\), reaching a speed of \(V \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The car then continues to move at \(V \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) for \(T _ { 2 } \mathrm {~s}\). It then decelerates for \(T _ { 3 } \mathrm {~s}\) at \(1 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\), coming to rest at \(B\).
  1. Sketch the velocity-time graph for the motion and express \(T _ { 1 }\) and \(T _ { 3 }\) in terms of \(V\).
  2. Express the total distance travelled in terms of \(V\) and show that \(13 V ^ { 2 } - 3312 V + 72000 = 0\). Hence find the value of \(V\).