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O-LevelPhysicsKinematics5054/21 · May/June 2019 · Q15 Marks

Fig. 1.1 shows the distance-time graph for a journey made by a cyclist between town A and town B. [Figure 1.1] The cyclist leaves town A at time t = 0 and arrives at town B at t = 4.0 hours.

  1. (a)(i)Determine the distance between the two towns.[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Determine the time for which the cyclist rests during the journey, before he reaches town B.[1]
  3. (b)The speed of the cyclist near the end of the journey is greater than the speed at the beginning. State how the graph shows this.[1]
  4. (c)Calculate the average speed of the cyclist for the journey from A to B.[2]

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Mark scheme

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  1. [1] 58 km
  2. [1] 0.8(0) hr or 48 min
  3. [1] steep(er) / larg(er) slope / gradient or travels a larger distance in the same / unit time or takes a shorter time to travel the same distance or covers more distance in less time
  4. [1] (s =) d / t numerical or algebraic; 58/4
  5. [1] 15 km/hr

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Topic
Kinematics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Structured question, 5 marks.
Source
O-Level Physics, May/June 2019 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 1.

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