ECZ 2017 · GCE Paper 1 — Travel Graphs

In the same race (0 to 12 m/s over 3 s, constant 12 m/s from the 3rd to the 10th second, rest at 14 s), calculate the distance he covered in the first 10 seconds.

Diagram for ECZ 2017 · GCE Paper 1
  • A. 120 m
  • B. 84 m
  • C. 102 m
  • D. 51 m

Verified working — step 1

Distance is the AREA under a speed-time graph. The first 10 seconds split into a triangle and a rectangle.

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