ECZ 2024 · GCE Paper 1 — Travel Graphs

The diagram below shows the speed-time graph of an object. The object accelerates uniformly from O to P until it reaches a speed of 20 m/s in 4 seconds and then moves steadily from P to Q for 6 seconds and finally comes to rest. Find the average speed in the last 4 seconds.

Diagram for ECZ 2024 · GCE Paper 1
  • A. 4 m/s
  • B. 10 m/s
  • C. 8 m/s
  • D. 16 m/s

Verified working — step 1

Read the interval carefully first: the motion ends at 15 s, so "the last 4 seconds" run from 11 s to 15 s - inside the slowing-down stage.

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