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Time Distance Graphs
10 10 D E
Distance (km)
8 8
6 6
4 4B
2 2 C
F
A 0 0
0 5 10 015 520 10
25 15
30 20
35 25
40 30
45 350 55 60 65
Time (mins)
Distance
from A 0 km 3 km 9 km
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Time Distance Graphs
10 10 D E
Distance (km)
8 8
6 6
4 4B
3
2 2 C
A F
0 0
0 5 10 015 520 10 25 15
30 20
35 25
40 30
45 350 55 60 65
A is the start point Time (mins)
A - B is the first part of the journey
Read the distance from A on the y axis 3 km
Read the time from A on the x axis 15 mins = 0.25 hrs
Calculate the speed: S = D S = 3 = 12 km/h
T 0.25
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Time Distance Graphs
10 10 D E
Distance (km)
8 8
6 6
4 4B
3
2 2 C
A F
00
0 5 10 015 520 10 25 15
30 20
35 2540 30
45 350 55 60 65
Time (mins)
B - C the distance from A did not change
The cyclist was stopped for 5 minutes
Horizontal line means stopped
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Time Distance Graphs
10 10 D E
Distance (km)
8 8
6 6
4 4B
3
2 2 C
A F
0 0
0 5 10 015 520 10 25 15
30 20
35 2540 30
45 350 55 60 65
C - D the next part of the journey Time (mins)
Notice that the gradient of the graph is steeper for C – D
than for the section A – B.
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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Time Distance Graphs
10 10 D E
Distance (km)
8 8
6 6
4 4B
3
2 2 C
A F
0 0
0 5 10 015 520 10 25 1530 20
35 25
40 30
45 350 55 60 65
Time (mins)
E - F the line returns to the x axis The cyclist went back to A
The distance travelled was from A to 9 km away, then back again
The total distance 18 km
Calculate the average speed: S = D S = 18 = 18 km/h
T 1
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Time Distance Graphs
10 10 D E
Distance (km)
8 8
6 6
4 4B
2 2 C
F
A 0 0
0 5 10 015 520 10
25 15
30 20
35 25
40 30
45 350 55 60 65
Time (mins)
Distance
from A 0 km 3 km 9 km
