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A-LevelMathematicsMechanicsMay/June 2021Paper 4 Q47 Marks

Two cyclists, Isabella and Maria, are having a race. They both travel along a straight road with constant acceleration, starting from rest at point A. Isabella accelerates for 5 s at a constant rate a ms⁻². She then travels at the constant speed she has reached for 10 s, before decelerating to rest at a constant rate over a period of 5 s. Maria accelerates at a constant rate, reaching a speed of 5 ms⁻¹ in a distance of 27.5 m. She then maintains this speed for a period of 10s, before decelerating to rest at a constant rate over a period of 5 s.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) May/June 2021 examination, Paper 4 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Mechanics and is worth 7 marks.

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