(a) Using a suitable diagram, explain how the following can be obtained from a velocity-time graph (i) acceleration; (ii) retardation; (iii) total distance ...

(a) Using a suitable diagram, explain how the following can be obtained from a velocity-time graph (i) acceleration; (ii) retardation; (iii) total distance covered.

(b) Show that the displacement of a body moving with uniform acceleration a is given by \(s = ut + \frac{1}{2} at^{2}\) where u is the velocity of the body at time t = 0.

(c) A particle moving in a straight line with uniform deceleration has a velocity of 40ms\(^{-1}\) at a point P, 20ms\(^{-1}\) at a point Q and comes to rest at a point R where QR = 50m. Calculate the: (i) distance PQ; (ii) time taken to cover PQ; (iii) time taken to cover PR.