Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
The graph shows the position of a student walking along a straight road, measured from her house.
On a distance-time (or position-time) graph the slope is the velocity. On a velocity-time graph the slope is the acceleration and the area under the line is the distance.
Speed distance time; velocity displacement time. Average speed total distance total time. .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. (a) A: . B: . C: . D: , back towards home.
Step 2. (b) Part B, where the line is flat.
Step 3. (c) Distance ; displacement from the house.
Step 4. (d) .
Answer: , , , ; B; and ; .
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