Question

Look at the distance-time graph below. It shows Angela's journey as she walks to the end of the road and back. The gradient represents Angela's __________. What one word completes the sentence?

Answer 1

Answer:

The gradient here represents Angela's Velocity.

Explanation:

A distance-time graph has distance on its y-axis and time on its x-axis. Therefore, the gradient of the distance-time graph is given by the following formula:

$Gradient = \frac{Change\ on\ y-axis}{Change\ on\ x-axis} \\\\Gradient = \frac{Distance\ Covered\ by\ Angela}{Time\ taken\ to\ cover\ the\ distance}\\\\Gradient = Angela's\ Velocity$

Since the rate of change of distance is called the velocity.

Therefore, the gradient here represents Angela's Velocity.