Drawing a distance-time graph
Drawing a distance-time graph.
- Read the time scale and distance units first.
- A steeper distance–time segment means a greater speed. A horizontal segment means stationary.
- A downward segment on a distance-from-start graph means returning, not negative distance travelled.
Example 1
A walker moves 12 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 2 minutes, stops for 2 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
Example 2
A walker moves 13 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 3 minutes, stops for 2 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
Your turn
A walker moves 14 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 4 minutes, stops for 2 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
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A walker moves 15 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 5 minutes, stops for 2 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
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A walker moves 16 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 6 minutes, stops for 2 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
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A walker moves 17 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 2 minutes, stops for 3 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
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A walker moves 18 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 3 minutes, stops for 3 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
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A walker moves 14 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 4 minutes, stops for 2 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
AnswerA walker moves 15 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 5 minutes, stops for 2 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
AnswerA walker moves 16 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 6 minutes, stops for 2 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
AnswerA walker moves 17 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 2 minutes, stops for 3 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
AnswerA walker moves 18 m away from a start point at a constant speed over 3 minutes, stops for 3 minutes, then returns at a constant speed over 3 minutes. Draw a distance-from-start–time graph.
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