Using Graphs Exercise PDF
Using Graphs Exercise PDF
(ii)
Displacement (km)
Displacement (m)
2
40
6 7 Time (s)
Time (h)
-0.5
-20
2. The distance time graph below describes a journey from Newcastle to Carlisle
and back again. The journey started at 11 a.m.
a) How far is it from Haltwhistle to Carlisle?
b) Find the average speed from Newcastle to Haltwhistle and from Carlisle to
Newcastle.
c) Find the average speed for the whole journey (including the stops).
Distance (km)
Carlisle
100
50
Haltwhistle
11.45
12.00
13.15
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t (s)
4. Decide which situation suits each of the 3 graphs below and sketch the speed-time
graph for the situation that is not represented.
a) an apple thrown vertically into the air
b) a car moving in congested traffic
c) a ball rolling along the lane in a bowling alley
d) a parachutist after jumping from a stationary hot air balloon
(i)
(ii) v
(iii) v
5.
V
3T
For the graph above, the time for the whole journey is 45 seconds. The
acceleration between T and 3T is 1.5ms-2. Find
a) the value of T,
b) the value of V.
6. A, B, C, and D lie in a straight line. A particle starts from rest at A and moves
from A to B with a uniform acceleration for 2 seconds reaching a speed of
12 ms-1. The acceleration then halves and the particle takes 10 seconds to reach C.
The particle then retards uniformly for a further 10 seconds before coming to rest
at D.
a) Draw a velocity-time graph for the motion.
b) Find the acceleration from A to B and from B to C.
c) Find the speed of the particle at C.
d) Find the retardation from C to D.
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30
t (s)
9. The total distance travelled during the motion shown in the velocity-time graph
below is 900 m. Use this information and the graph to find V.
v (ms-1)
V
30
90
t (s)
10. In the motion shown in the graph below, the initial acceleration is 2 ms-2.
v (ms-1)
16
40
30
t (s)
a) Find T.
b) Find the total distance travelled.
c) Find the average speed for the whole journey.
11. A train takes 12 minutes to travel the 12 km between Parkway and Haymarket. It
starts from rest at Parkway and accelerates uniformly to a speed of V kmh-1. It
then decelerates uniformly to come to rest at Haymarket. Draw a velocitytime
graph to represent this motion and use this to find a value for V.
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