The slope, 10, represents the speed of the sprinter in meters per second.
The slope of a straight line is determined using, slope (m) = change in y/change in x.
For a proportional graph with the line passing through the center of origin (0, 0), the slope is y/x.
The graph given is proportional, therefore using (2, 20):
Slope = y/x = 20/2
slope = 10
The slope, 10, represents the speed of the sprinter in meters per second.
Question:
The graph shows the distance traveled by an Olympic-level sprinter over time during a race.
Find the slope of the line, and complete the sentences below.
The slope of the line is choose:4,2,10,20. The slope represents choose: the distance the sprinter runs, the sprinter's speed in seconds per meter, the sprinter's speed in meters per second, the time the sprinter runs.