The graph indicates the running route for Tobias.

Question

A graph with horizontal axis time (seconds) and vertical axis position in (meters). The line runs in straight segments from 0 seconds 0 meters to 4 seconds 10 meters to 6 seconds 5 meters to 10 seconds 10 meters to 12 seconds 15 meters to 14 seconds 5 meters to 16 seconds 22 meters to to 20 seconds 28 meters.
Which best describes his run?

From time 0 to 6, he went fast and then slowed down. 
From time 6 to 10, he was at his slowest. 
From time 12 to 14, he went very slow. 
From time 14 to 18, he went toward the starting point.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

To analyze Tobias's running route based on the provided graph description, we can break it down into segments:

From time 0 to 4 seconds (0m to 10m): The line rises steeply from (0 seconds, 0 meters) to (4 seconds, 10 meters), indicating he is running fast during this segment.
From time 4 to 6 seconds (10m to 5m): The line drops from (4 seconds, 10 meters) to (6 seconds, 5 meters), which indicates he slowed down significantly.
From time 6 to 10 seconds (5m to 10m): The line rises from (6 seconds, 5 meters) to (10 seconds, 10 meters), showing that he regained speed but is overall slower than at the fastest point earlier.
From time 10 to 12 seconds (10m to 15m): The line rises again to (12 seconds, 15 meters), indicating an increase in speed.
From time 12 to 14 seconds (15m to 5m): The line drops sharply from (12 seconds, 15 meters) to (14 seconds, 5 meters), indicating that he slowed down significantly and even moved backwards toward a previous position.
From time 14 to 16 seconds (5m to 22m): The line rises steeply from (14 seconds, 5 meters) to (16 seconds, 22 meters), indicating he is running very fast again.
From time 16 to 20 seconds (22m to 28m): The line continues rising steadily to (20 seconds, 28 meters), indicating a consistent speed.

Based on this analysis, we can summarize:

From time 0 to 4: He was running fast.
From time 4 to 6: He slowed down.
From time 6 to 10: He was still comparatively slow but started to pick up speed somewhat.
From time 10 to 12: He increased his speed again.
From time 12 to 14: He slowed down significantly and moved toward the starting point.
From time 14 to 16: He was running very fast.
From time 16 to 20: His pace was consistent and steady.

From your options, the best description is:

From time 0 to 6, he went fast and then slowed down.
From time 6 to 10, he was at his slowest.
From time 12 to 14, he went very slow.
From time 14 to 18, he went toward the starting point (backtracked).

Therefore, all statements accurately describe different segments of Tobias's run based on your graph analysis.