A cyclist starts from rest

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A cyclist starts from rest, reaches a speed of 6 m/s in 3 s, maintains this speed for the next 5 s, and finally comes to rest uniformly in 2 s. Draw a velocity–time graph for this motion, clearly labelling all given time and velocity values.

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