ECZ 2023 · GCE Paper 1 — Travel Graphs

The following diagram is a speed-time graph of a car. The car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 3 m/s2 for 4 seconds until it reaches a speed of v m/s. It then travels at this constant speed for 8 seconds. It finally comes to rest after t seconds. Find the value of v.

Diagram for ECZ 2023 · GCE Paper 1
  • A. 7 m/s
  • B. 12 m/s
  • C. 48 m/s
  • D. 3 m/s

Verified working — step 1

Accelerating from REST, the speed is just the acceleration times the time: 3 m/s gained every second, for 4 seconds.

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