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A is the start point
A - B is the first part of the journey
Read the distance from A on the y axis
Read the time from A on the x axis
3 km
3
15 mins
Calculate the speed: S = D
T
= 0.25 hrs
S = 3
0.25
= 12 km/h
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B - C the distance from A did not change
The cyclist was stopped for 5 minutes
3
Horizontal line means stopped
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C - D the next part of the journey
Notice that the gradient of the graph is steeper for C D
than for the section A B.
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C - D is a longer distance (6 km) in a shorter time (10 mins) than
A B so the speed must have been faster.
Steeper gradient means faster speed
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E - F the line returns to the x axis The cyclist went back to A
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The distance travelled was from A to 9 km away, then back again
The total distance 18 km
Calculate the average speed: S = D
T
S = 18
1
= 18 km/h
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Distance
from A 3 km 9 km
A