Sanjay was driving at a constant speed when a dog ran out into the street. Sanjay slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting the dog. Once, the dog ran off, Sanjay returned to his previous speed and continued driving.
Which graph could represent Sanjay’s drive?
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To determine which graph could represent Sanjay's drive, let's break down the scenario step by step.
1. Sanjay was driving at a constant speed.
This implies that Sanjay's car was maintaining a consistent speed without any changes.
2. A dog ran out into the street.
Here, Sanjay had to react quickly by slamming on his brakes to avoid hitting the dog. This abrupt stop would cause his speed to decrease rapidly.
3. Once the dog cleared out of the way, Sanjay returned to his previous speed and continued driving.
After successfully avoiding the dog, Sanjay resumed his previous speed and continued driving as before.
Based on these steps, we can conclude that Sanjay's drive involves two distinct sections: a sudden decrease in speed when he slammed on his brakes, followed by a return to his previous speed.
With that in mind, the appropriate graph would have a constant speed up to a certain point, followed by an immediate decrease in speed, and then a return to the initial constant speed. One example would be a step function graph where the initial segment represents the constant speed, and the second segment represents the sudden decrease in speed followed by another horizontal line representing the constant speed again.
I hope this explanation helps you visualize the graph representing Sanjay's drive!
is the graph supposed to show the velocity or the distance?
If velocity, then a horizontal segment, a sloping-down segment, a sloping up segment, and another horizontal segment.
You can probably handle it now if the graph shows distance.