An athlete runs in a straight line along a flat surface. He starts from rest and for 20 seconds accelerate at a constant
rate. In this first 20 seconds he covers a distance of 100m. For the next 10 seconds he runs at a constant speed and
then decelerates at a constant rate for 5 seconds until he stops.
a) What is the total distance that he ran?
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Another athlete runs along the same track, starting from rest and she accelerates at the same rate as her friend. She
however only accelerates for 10 seconds before running at a constant speed.