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Question 7

A horse gallops along a 600 m course. The total time taken to finish the course is 40.2 s. The horse accelerates from rest for the first 6 seconds until it reaches its maximum speed, which it then maintains until the finish line. Below is a sketch of the speed-time graph for the horse.

Speed-time graph sketch showing the horse accelerating from rest for 6 seconds, then maintaining a constant maximum speed until 40.2 seconds.

a.

Work out the maximum speed reached by the horse during the gallop.

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b.

Calculate the distance covered by the horse during its 6-second acceleration phase.

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Velocity Time Graphs Questions

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