Q40. - Algebra 1

Question

Mr. Blackwell’s students recorded the height of an object above the ground after it was dropped from a height of 5 meters.

Time(s)	0	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.8	1
Height(cm)	500	480	422	324	186	10

Draw a graph showing the relationship between the height of the object and time.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The graph is obtained as:

Step 1. State the concept of plotting the graph.

A graph can be plotted using the points. Connecting the points, a curve is obtained. On the graph first points are plotted using x and y coordinates. Making a table of x and y coordinates make it easier to plot the point and hence connect them to draw the graph.

Step 2. Make the table.

Time(s)	Height(cm)
0	500
0.2	480
0.4	422
0.6	324
0.8	186
1	10

Step 3.Plot the graph.

Plot the given points on the graph. Take time on x-axis and height on y-axis.

The graph is obtained as:

Therefore, it is observed that height decreases as time increases.