Question

The distance covered by a body in motion was recorded after every 1s or 4s. The data recorded is mentioned in the table given below:
Represent the situation graphically and find the speed of the body from the graph.

Time (s)	0	1	2	3	4
Distance (m)	0	3	6	9	12

Answer 1

Given data:

Time (s)	0	1	2	3	4
Distance (m)	0	3	6	9	12

The graph according to the given data will be as follows:

$Asweknow,speed=\frac{distancecovered}{timetaken}$

$usingthedistance-timecurvewecanfindspeedbytakingslope,$

$v=\frac{\Delta d}{\Delta t}=\frac{(6-3)}{2-1}=3\frac{m}{s}$

From the graph, it is clear that the speed of the body is 3 m/s.