Starting from rest

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion

Problem

Starting from rest, a train accelerates uniformly at

0.5\,\text{m/s}^2

for

60\,\text{s}

, then moves at this constant speed for

120\,\text{s}

, and finally comes to rest with uniform retardation of

1\,\text{m/s}^2

. Determine the total distance travelled by the train.

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