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A vehicle starts from rest at a point O and moves in a straight line. Its speed \(v\) m s\(^{-1}\) at time \(t\) seconds after leaving O is defined as follows.

For \(0 \leq t \leq 60\), \(v = k_1 t - 0.005t^2\),

for \(t \geq 60\), \(v = \frac{k_2}{\sqrt{t}}\).

The distance travelled by the vehicle during the first 60 s is 540 m.

  1. Find the value of the constant \(k_1\) and show that \(k_2 = 12\sqrt{60}\).
  2. Find an expression in terms of \(t\) for the total distance travelled when \(t \geq 60\).
  3. Find the speed of the vehicle when it has travelled a total distance of 1260 m.
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