How would a round-trip flight be represented on a distance/time graph?

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anonymous · Answer

distance would first increase (positive slope) getting farther away from the origin (point at time zero) then would decrease (negative slope) returning to zero at the end of the time.

anonymous · Answer

What can be determined from the magnitude of the slope of a distance versus time graph?

anonymous · Answer

The distance versus time graph shows the position of the object. The slope of the line shows the velocity of the object. The velocity is the direction and speed of an object. If your slope has a positive slant that means you are going in a positive direction. If the slope has a negative slant your object is going in a negative direction. If your slope is zero (a horizontal line) that means your object has stopped and is about to change directions.