Higher June 2018 Paper 2 Q17

AQACurrent spec4 marksDrawing & Using Graphs

17 A ball is thrown vertically upwards.

The graph shows the height of the ball above the ground after it is thrown.

Graph titled Height of ball. Horizontal axis: Time (s), 0 to 4. Vertical axis: Height (m), 0 to 5. The curve starts at 2 m at time 0, rises to a maximum of about 4.6 m at about 1.5 s and falls to 0 m at 3.5 s
(a) For how many seconds is the ball at a height of more than 2 metres? [1 mark]
(b) After how many seconds is the ball at instantaneous rest when it is in the air? [1 mark]
(c) Work out the average speed of the ball when it is moving downwards. [2 marks]