Question

A graph titled Position versus time for 3 runners with horizontal axis time (seconds) and vertical axis position (meters). A blue line labeled A has the greatest upward slope followed by an orange line labeled B followed by a green line labeled C. Lines A and B intersect 0 seconds 0 minutes while line C intersects the vertical axis at 0 seconds a positive distance above 0 meters. Which runner had the fastest speed in the race? Which runner had the slowest speed in the race? Which runner had a head start?

Answer 1

Runner A had the fastest speed, Runner C had the slowest speed, and Runner C had a head start as indicated by the positions on the Position vs. Time graph.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a Position vs. Time graph, the slope of the line represents the velocity of the runner. A steeper slope indicates a higher velocity or speed. Since the blue line labeled A has the greatest upward slope, Runner A had the fastest speed in the race. Runner C, with the least slope, had the slowest speed.

Runner C also had a head start because his line intersects the vertical axis at a positive distance above 0 meters while lines A and B intersect at the origin, indicating that they started from the same position at the starting time.

Answer 2

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