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Accelerate from rest, then decelerate to rest: time ratio or total distance

This type of question, asked 2 times: 2021 Paper 7, 2021 Paper 26. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 7

    10
    A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate α\alpha for some time after which it decelerates at a constant rate β\beta to come to rest. If the total time elapsed is tt seconds, the total distance travelled is:

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  2. Question 2

    2021 Paper 26

    8
    A scooter accelerates from rest for time t1t_{1} at constant rate a1a_{1} and then retards at constant rate a2a_{2} for time t2t_{2} and comes to rest. The correct value of t1t2\frac{t_{1}}{t_{2}} will be:

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