NSW Y8 Maths Time and Travel Sketching Informal Graphs

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\textbf{Example 1}\\ The travel graph shows Bertie's return trip to his friend's Earnie's house.\\ \begin{center}     \begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1] \def \domain{0:5}      \begin{axis}[        axis y line=left,        axis x line=bottom,     axis line style={shorten >=-10pt,very thick,-Stealth},        title={Bertie Cycle},         grid=major,         ylabel =Distance in km,         xlabel =Time,         width=3.5in, height=3.5in,         ymin=0, ymax=10,         xmin=0, xmax=16,         axis line style = thick,         major tick style = thick,         xtick distance = 3,         xlabel style={right},         x grid style={thin, opacity=0.5},         ytick distance = 2,         ylabel style={above},         y grid style={thin, opacity=0.5},         axis on top=false,         xtick={0,2,...,16},         ytick={2,4,...,10},         xticklabels={11:00am,{},12:00pm,{}, 1:00pm,{},2:00pm,{},3:00pm},     ]  %FUNCTION \draw [draw=black,thin, opacity=0.5] (-1,-1) rectangle (16,10); \draw[red,ultra thick] (0,0)--(4,8)--(8,5)--(12,5)--(16,0);  \end{axis} \end{tikzpicture} \end{center} \hfill \linebreak \textbf{i)} At what time did Bertie begin his trip?\\ \textbf{ii)} What is the distance from Bertie's house to Earnie's house?\\ \textbf{iii)} What was the total distance that Bertie travelled?\\ \textbf{iv)} Did Bertie spend any time at Earnie's house?\\ \textbf{v)} What was the total time of his trip including rests?\\  \textbf{Example 1 solution}\\ \textbf{i)} Bertie started at \(11.00 \text{~am}\)\\ \textbf{ii)} He reached Earnie's house at \(12.00 \text{~am}\) a distance of \(8 \text{~km}\).\\ \textbf{iii)} Total distance \(=8+8=16 \text{~km}\).\\ \textbf{iv)} He spent no time at Earnie's house (he must not have been there).\\ \textbf{v)} \(\begin{aligned}[t] \text { Total time } & =11.00 \text{~am}-3 \text{~pm} \\ & =4 \text { hours. } \end{aligned}\)

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