Two cyclists, Isabella and Maria, are having a race. They both travel along a straight road with constant acceleration, starting from rest at point A.

Isabella accelerates for 5 s at a constant rate \(a \text{ m s}^{-2}\). She then travels at the constant speed she has reached for 10 s, before decelerating to rest at a constant rate over a period of 5 s.

Maria accelerates at a constant rate, reaching a speed of 5 \(\text{ m s}^{-1}\) in a distance of 27.5 m. She then maintains this speed for a period of 10 s, before decelerating to rest at a constant rate over a period of 5 s.

(a) Given that \(a = 1.1\), find which cyclist travels further.

(b) Find the value of \(a\) for which the two cyclists travel the same distance.