An electric car is stationary at the starting line of a straight test track.
The car accelerates from a speed of 0 m/s to a speed of 60 m/s.
The acceleration of the car is 5 m/s2.
Calculate the distance, sss, travelled by the car while it is accelerating.
Use the equation:
s=v2−u22a s = \frac{v^2 - u^2}{2a} s=2av2−u253 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 2.2 Speed, velocity and acceleration, covering 2.2.1 Speed and distance–time graphs, 2.2.2 Acceleration and the uniform-acceleration equation, 2.2.3 Velocity–time graphs, and 2.2.4 Measuring speed, typical speeds and free-fall acceleration. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.