Assignment 32 Total: 35 marks

1. The distance-time graph, not drawn to scale, shows the distance travelled by a

truck over a period of 50 seconds.

Distance (m)

250

𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 2
150

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞(s)
0 10 20 30 50

(a) What is the total distance travelled by the truck? [1]

(b) Briefly explain what the truck was doing during stage 2. [1]

(c) What was his speed during stage 4 in 𝑚/𝑠? [2]

(d) What was his speed during stage 1 in 𝑘𝑚/ℎ𝑟? [3]

 2. The speed-time graph below shows information on the first 12 seconds of a ball’s

journey.

𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅(𝒎𝒔−𝟏 )

12
𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝟐
11

10

𝑶 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆(𝒔)

(i) Calculate the acceleration, in 𝑚𝑠 −2 , of the ball during stage 1. [1]

(ii) Calculate the average speed of the ball during stage 1. [2]

(iii) At time, t = 9 seconds, the ball starts to slow down with a uniform deceleration.

How long did it take the ball to come to rest? [1]

 3. The speed-time graph below shows information about an aircraft over a period

of 10 minutes.

Speed (m/s)

B C

A D

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞(mins)

(a) At which two points was the aircraft at rest? [1]

(b) What was the acceleration of the aircraft between A and B in 𝑚/𝑠 2 ? [2]

(c) How long was the entire journey? [1]

(d) What was the total distance covered by the aircraft in km? [3]

(e) What was the average speed of the drone in 𝑘𝑚/ℎ𝑟? [2]
 Revision Questions:

4. The scale on a map is 1:75 000.

(a) Calculate the actual distance, in km, represented by 0.5 cm on the map. [2]

(b) Determine the actual area, in km2 , represented by 4.1 cm2 on the map. [3]

5. Find the values of the following. [1 mark each]

(a) 2 × 0

(b) −16 ÷ 4

(c) −3 − 3

(d) 13 − (−2)

(e) −2 + (−2)

(f) −1(1) − 1
1
(g) − 2 × −2

1
(h) 4 ÷ − 2

(i) −1(3 − 5)

(j) −4 + (−4)