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A-LevelMathematicsMechanicsFeb/Mar 2025Paper 4 Q25 Marks

A cyclist is travelling along a straight horizontal road at a speed of 4 ms⁻¹ when she passes a point O. She accelerates at a constant rate for a distance of 42 m, reaching a speed of V ms⁻¹. She maintains the speed of V ms⁻¹ for 50m and then decelerates at 2 ms⁻² before coming to rest. The distance travelled while decelerating is 16m.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) Feb/Mar 2025 examination, Paper 4 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Mechanics and is worth 5 marks.

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