Cyclist Motion Analysis

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  • Build Confidence
  • SL
  • Tier 2
  • Deceleration
  • Uniform acceleration
  • Motion analysis
  • Constant velocity motion

A cyclist starts from rest at point A. She accelerates uniformly for 10 seconds until reaching a speed of 8 m/s. Then she continues at this constant speed for 20 seconds before decelerating uniformly to come to a stop in 5 seconds. Calculate the total distance travelled by the cyclist.

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Break the motion into three segments and apply the appropriate formula for each phase.

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220 m

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