Travel Graphs of Kelvin and Tom: Speed, Average Speed, and Meeting Point

Travel Graphs of Kelvin and Tom: Speed, Average Speed, and Meeting Point

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The diagram shows the travel graphs of two men, Kelvin and Tom, who started their journey from Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh respectively. Using the graph, find

  1. Kelvin’s speed, in km/h, during the last section of his journey,
  2. Tom’s average speed, in km/h, over his whole journey,
  3. where and at what time did they pass each other?

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Answer:(a) \(2\text{ km/h}\) (b) \(1.5\text{ km/h}\) (c) \(10{:}30\text{ a.m.}\), \(3\text{ km}\) from either town

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