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Travel Graphs

Chapter 6.5 discusses distance-time and speed-time graphs, explaining that the gradient represents speed and acceleration, respectively. It includes examples and practice questions to calculate speed, average speed, acceleration, and distance traveled based on given graphs. Additionally, it covers a scenario involving a stone projected from a cliff, with calculations related to height and speed at specific times.

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Travel Graphs

Chapter 6.5 discusses distance-time and speed-time graphs, explaining that the gradient represents speed and acceleration, respectively. It includes examples and practice questions to calculate speed, average speed, acceleration, and distance traveled based on given graphs. Additionally, it covers a scenario involving a stone projected from a cliff, with calculations related to height and speed at specific times.

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Chapter 6.

5 Distance-Time Graphs
 The gradient of a distance-time graph represents the speed.

Linear Non-Linear
Distance- Distance-

Distance Travelled
Speed=
time

v−u
¿= , where v is final speed and u is initial speed
t

d 2−d 1
¿= (gradient )
t 2−t 1

Example. The distance-time graph shows a journey made by a driver.


Distance (km)

A B
250
200

150

100

50
C
0 Time (h)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(a) How long did he rest?


(b) If he started the journey at 0730, at what time did he reach home?
(c) Find the speed when time is 1h.
(d) Calculate his average speed for the whole journey.
Practice Question. The graph shows the journeys of a boy and a cyclist.

(ai) Calculate the speed at which the boy travelled during the first hour. [6.5 km/h]
(aii) Calculate the speed at which the boy travelled during the last hour [3.5 km/h]
(bi) Calculate the speed at which the cyclist travelled during his outward journey. [13 1/3 km/h]
(bii) Calculate the speed at which the cyclist travelled during his return journey. [16 km/h]
(ci) How long did the boy rest? [1h]
(cii) How long did the cyclist rest? [2h]
(di) At what time did the cyclist overtake the boy for the first time? [1pm]
(dii) At what time did the cyclist meet the boy again on his return journey? [4.15pm]
(e) Calculate the average speed of the cyclist’s entire journey. [8.42 km/h]
Chapter 6.5 Speed-Time Graphs
 The gradient of a speed-time graph represents the acceleration.
 The area under a speed-time graph = distance travelled.

Linear Non-Linear
Speed-Time Speed-Time

Negative Acceleration = deceleration or retardation

Example. The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a bicycle. Calculate


(a) its acceleration during the first 12 seconds,
(b) its speed at 10 seconds,
(c) its deceleration during the last 15 seconds,
(d) its speed at 60 seconds,
(e) its distance travelled in the first 12 seconds,
(f) the average speed for the entire journey
Practice Question 1
Speed (m/s)

24

4
Time t (s)
0
5 10 T
The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a moving object.
(a) Find the acceleration of the object when t = 3. [4 m/s2]
(b) Given that the object decelerated at 2 m/s2. Find the value of T. [22s]
(c) Calculate the average speed for the whole journey. [15.2 m/s]

Practice Question 2
A stone is projected from a cliff towards the sea. The height of the stone above sea level, s metre s, after t seconds is
given by s = 8 + 4t − 2t2. The corresponding values of t and s are shown in the table below.
t 0 1 2 3 4
s 8 10 8 2 −8
Taking 2 cm to represent 1 second on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to represent 5 m on the vertical axis, draw the
graph of s = 8 + 4t − 2t2. From your graph, find
(a) the height of the cliff, [8m]
(b) the greatest height reached by the stone. [10m]
(c) What does a negative value of s indicate? [the stone is below the sea level.]
(d) Estimate the speed of the stone when t = 2, [4m/s]
(e) the value of t when the speed of the stone is zero. [1s]

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