# Maths Paper 1, November 2024, question 10.1

> A delivery drone flies from a depot and lands at a warehouse. Marked mark by mark. Q10.1, Maths Paper 1 November 2024, 3 marks.

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Subject: Maths. Source: Based on Nov 2024 · Paper 1 · Q10.1. Marks: 3. Not yet checked by a teacher.

## Question 10.1 (3 marks)

A delivery drone flies from a depot and lands at a warehouse. Its speed, in km/h, after $t$ hours of flight is given by $v(t) = -2t^{2} + 12t$. Speed is the rate of change of distance with respect to time. Calculate the greatest speed the drone reaches during this flight.

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