A car that starts out 250 meters east of a gas station at time zero and passes it in 10 seconds. Draw your graph showing the car traveling at least 250 meters past the gas station to the West.
To draw a graph showing the car traveling at least 250 meters past the gas station located 250 meters east of it, we will create a distance-time graph.
In this case, we know that the car starts at 250 meters east of the gas station and passes it in 10 seconds. This means that in these 10 seconds, the car covers a distance of 250 meters to the west relative to the gas station.
To draw the graph, follow these steps:
1. Draw the horizontal axis and label it "Time" in seconds.
2. Draw the vertical axis and label it "Distance" in meters.
3. Mark the starting point of the car at 0 seconds on the horizontal axis, corresponding to a distance of 250 meters east from the gas station on the vertical axis.
4. From there, draw a line that represents the car's movement over time. Since the car passes the gas station in 10 seconds and travels at least 250 meters past it to the west, the line should slope downward and reach a point 10 seconds to the right and 250 meters below the starting point.
5. Extend the line beyond the 10-second mark to show that the car continues to travel at least 250 meters west of the gas station.
Your graph should resemble an inclined line that starts at (0, 250) and ends at (10, -250).