Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Graphs in practical situations

Graphs in practical situations — practice question

The diagram gives the speed-time graph for part of a car journey. Speed rises linearly from 60 km/h at 0 minutes to 80 km/h at 15 minutes, then falls linearly to 0 km/h at 25 minutes.
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Find the total distance covered in the 25 minutes.

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This 3-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: M2 awarded for ((60+80)/2) \times (15/60) + (80\times10)/(2\times60) oe

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