Draw a distance-time graph from the following data (Table 1) showing the distance covered by a racing car in fixed intervals of time. Calculate the speed of the car.

Time
(s) Distance (in m)
From start point

0 0

1 15

2 30

3 45

4 60

5 75

Open in App

Solution

Distance–time graph:

To find the speed from the graph, we take any point A on the straight line graph, then
Speed = Distance travelled/Time taken
= OB/OC
= AC/OC
= 30/2
= 15 m/s

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Time (s)	Distance (in m) From start point
0	0
1	10
2	25
3	45
4	65
5	90

v

t

Time (s)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Distance (m)	10	20	30	40	50	60

\begin{matrix} T i m e i n s e c o n d s & D i s t a n c e i n m e t r e s 0 & 0 1 & 1 2 & 8 3 & 27 4 & 64 5 & 125 6 & 216 7 & 343 \end{matrix}

The following is the distance-time table of an object in motion:

(a) What conclusion can you draw about the acceleration? Is it constant, increasing, decreasing, or zero?

(b)What do you infer about the forces acting on the object?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program