ECZ 2023 · GCE Paper 1 — Travel Graphs

The 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 and 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

Starting from rest, v = acceleration × time = 3 × 4 = …

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