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A cyclist taking part in a 20 km road race starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate to 35 km/hwithin the first 200 meters. He maintains at that velocity until he reaches halfway point of 10 km.Feeling exhausted, he decides to slow down to 25 km/h in a duration of 3 minutes. He then maintains at this final velocity until he completes the race. (a) Draw a velocity-time diagram to illustrate the complete motion. (b) Determine his starting acceleration and the time taken to reach his maximum velocity of 35 (c) Determine the time taken for him to reach the halfway point of 10 km. (d) Determine the deceleration and distance covered during the 3 minute period.

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