A train is travelling at a constant speed of
The train will travel along a section of track
Section
Section
Section
From
All measurements are in kilometres.
- The curve defined from
to passes through . The gradient of the curve at is – 0.06 and the curve has a turning point at . - i. From this information write down three simultaneous equations in
, and . (3 marks)
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- ii. Hence show that
, and . (2 marks)
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- Find, giving exact values
- i. the coordinates of
. (2 marks)
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- ii. the length of the tunnel. (1 mark)
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- iii. the maximum depth of the valley below the train track. (1 mark)
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The driver sees a large rock on the track at a point
From its initial speed of
where
- Find the value of
in terms of . (1 mark)
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- Find the exact distance from the front of the train to the large rock when the train finally stops. (2 marks)
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