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Distance Time Graphs

The document contains time-distance graphs showing the journey of a cyclist over one hour. It analyzes different sections of the journey to calculate speed. The first section from A to B took 15 minutes to travel 3 km, corresponding to a speed of 12 km/h. From C to D the cyclist traveled 6 km in 10 minutes, indicating a faster speed. Finally, the total distance traveled from A to 9 km away and back was 18 km in 1 hour, giving an average speed of 18 km/h.

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Distance Time Graphs

The document contains time-distance graphs showing the journey of a cyclist over one hour. It analyzes different sections of the journey to calculate speed. The first section from A to B took 15 minutes to travel 3 km, corresponding to a speed of 12 km/h. From C to D the cyclist traveled 6 km in 10 minutes, indicating a faster speed. Finally, the total distance traveled from A to 9 km away and back was 18 km in 1 hour, giving an average speed of 18 km/h.

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  • Introduction to Time Distance Graphs
  • Segment Analysis A-B
  • Segment Analysis B-C
  • Segment Analysis C-D
  • Segment Analysis E-F

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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
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15 mins
Calculate the speed: S = D
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= 0.25 hrs
S = 3
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B - C the distance from A did not change
The cyclist was stopped for 5 minutes
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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
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S = 18
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= 18 km/h
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