How Do You Calculate Car Motion Parameters in Physics?

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To calculate the car's motion parameters, first determine the maximum velocity attained using the formula for uniform acceleration, which results in 42 m/s after 60 seconds. The total distance traveled combines the distance during acceleration, constant velocity, and deceleration, totaling 3,600 meters. The retardation can be calculated from the final velocity and time taken to come to rest, yielding a value of -2.1 m/s². The number of revolutions of the wheel can be found using the distance traveled and the wheel's circumference, resulting in approximately 1,145 revolutions. Lastly, the maximum angular acceleration of the wheel can be derived from the linear acceleration and the wheel's radius, providing a value of 84 rad/s².
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A few questions...any help?

Any help would be much appreciated!

1) Car is uniformely accelerated at 0.7m/sec^2 from rest, for 60sec, travels at constant velocity for 5 mins and comes to rest after uniformaly retarding ofr 20sec

- maximum velocity attained?
- total distance traveled?
- retardation?
- number or revolutions of a wheel (diameter 0.5m)?
- max angular acceleration of wheel?
 
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