Question

The graph shows the distance traveled by an Olympic-level sprinter over time during a race. Find the slope of the line. What does it represent?



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A.
The slope of the line is 10. It tells the distance the sprinter traveled per second.

B.
The slope of the line is
1
2
. It telss the seconds it takes a sprinter to travel a certain distance

C.
The slope is 0. It tells the time it takes to travel 100 meters

D.
The slope is
20
2
. It tells the distance the sprinter traveled per second.

Answer 1

A.

Slope = rise/run = (100 m − 0 m) / (10 s − 0 s) = 100/10 = 10.
It represents the sprinter’s speed (meters per second) — the distance traveled per second.