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(a) | \n\n $u = \\var{u}; a = \\var{a}; t = \\var{t}; s = \\,?$ \n | \n
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\n | \n Using $s = ut+\\frac{1}{2}at^{2}$ gives \n | \n
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\n | \n $s = (\\var{u} \\times \\var{t})+(\\frac{1}{2}\\times\\var{a}\\times(\\var{t})^{2}) = \\var{precround(s1,3)}\\,$ metres \n | \n
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(b) | \n\n Find the speed of the sprinter after $\\var{t}$ seconds using $v = u + at$ \n | \n
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\n | $v = \\var{u}+(\\var{a}\\times\\var{t}) = \\var{precround(v1,3)}\\,ms^{-1}$ | \n
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(c) | \n\n After the first $\\var{t}$ seconds, the sprinter runs the remainder of the race $(\\var{s}-\\var{precround(s1,3)})\\,$ metres at a constant speed of $\\var{precround(v1,3)}\\,ms^{-1}$ \n | \n
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\n | \n So the time to run the remainder of the race is $\\frac{\\var{s}-\\var{precround(s1,3)}}{\\var{precround(v1,3)}} = \\var{precround(t2,3)}\\,$ seconds \n | \n
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\n | \n Total time for the $\\var{s}\\,$ metre race is then $\\var{precround(t2,3)}+\\var{t} = \\var{precround(t1,3)}\\,$ seconds \n | \n
The distance travelled by the sprinter in the first $\\var{t}\\,$ seconds = [[0]] metres
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\nAssuming the sprinter moves in a straight line
\n(a) Find the distance travelled by the sprinter in the first $\\var{t}\\,$ seconds
\n(b) Find the speed of the sprinter at the end of the first $\\var{t}\\,$ seconds
\n(c) Find the total time the sprinter takes for the $\\var{s}\\,$ metre race
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