Nurul took 2.5 hours to travel at a constant speed from Town AA to BB.
On her journey back, she increased her constant speed by 4 km/h and took 15 minutes less.

  1. (a)

    Show that her travelling speed from Town AA to BB is 36 km/h.

    Answer

  2. (b)

    Find the average speed for her whole journey from Town AA to BB and back to Town AA, assuming she did not stop during her journey.

    Answer ... km/h

  3. (c)

    On the grid below, draw the distance-time graph of her whole journey from Town AA to BB and back to Town AA.

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Worked solution

8(a)

1. Formulate expressions for the distance travelled in both directions

Let the speed from Town AA to BB be vv km/h.
Distance from AA to BB = 2.5v2.5v
Speed from BB to AA = (v+4)(v + 4) km/h
Time taken from BB to AA = 2.5−1560=2.252.5 - \frac{15}{60} = 2.25 hours
Distance from BB to AA = 2.25(v+4)2.25(v + 4)

2. Equate the distances and solve for the speed

Since the distance is the same:
2.5v=2.25(v+4)2.5v = 2.25(v + 4)
2.5v=2.25v+92.5v = 2.25v + 9
0.25v=90.25v = 9
v=90.25=36v = \frac{9}{0.25} = 36
Therefore, her travelling speed from Town AA to BB is 36 km/h.

Answer

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8(b)

1. Calculate the distance between Town A and Town B

Distance=Speed×Time=36×2.5=90 km\text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} = 36 \times 2.5 = 90 \text{ km}

2. Calculate the total time taken for the whole journey

Time for return journey=2.5−1560=2.25 hoursTotal time=2.5+2.25=4.75 hours\text{Time for return journey} = 2.5 - \frac{15}{60} = 2.25 \text{ hours} \text{Total time} = 2.5 + 2.25 = 4.75 \text{ hours}

3. Calculate the average speed for the whole journey

Total distance=90×2=180 kmAverage speed=Total distanceTotal time=1804.75=37.8947...≈37.9 km/h\text{Total distance} = 90 \times 2 = 180 \text{ km} \text{Average speed} = \frac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Total time}} = \frac{180}{4.75} = 37.8947... \approx 37.9 \text{ km/h}

Answer

37.937.9

8(c)

1. Determine the distance from Town A to Town B

Distance =Speed×Time=36×2.5=90 km= \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} = 36 \times 2.5 = 90 \text{ km}

2. Determine the time taken for the return journey and the total time

Time for return journey =2.5 h−15 mins=2.5−0.25=2.25 h= 2.5 \text{ h} - 15 \text{ mins} = 2.5 - 0.25 = 2.25 \text{ h}
Total time =2.5+2.25=4.75 h= 2.5 + 2.25 = 4.75 \text{ h}

3. Identify the key points to plot on the distance-time graph

Start point: (0,0)(0, 0)
Arrival at Town B: (2.5,90)(2.5, 90)
Return to Town A: (4.75,0)(4.75, 0)

Answer

A straight line from (0,0)(0, 0) to (2.5,90)(2.5, 90), followed by a straight line from (2.5,90)(2.5, 90) to (4.75,0)(4.75, 0).

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