Displacement Velocity
1. **State the problem:** Khalid drives from home to a hotel with a displacement–time graph given. We need to find:
a) The displacement of the hotel from Khalid's home.
b) Khalid's average velocity for the whole journey.
2. **Analyze the graph:**
- The graph shows displacement (km) vs. time (hours).
- From 0 to 2 hours, displacement increases linearly to about 30 km.
- From 2 to 3 hours, displacement remains constant at 30 km (Khalid stops for lunch).
- From 3 to 5 hours, displacement increases again to about 45 km.
3. **Determine the scale on the vertical axis:**
- The problem states each vertical unit corresponds to 15 km.
- The graph shows displacement at 2 hours is 30 km, so the scale is consistent.
4. **Calculate the total displacement of the hotel from home:**
- Final displacement at 5 hours is 45 km.
- Therefore, the hotel is 45 km from Khalid's home.
5. **Calculate Khalid's average velocity for the whole journey:**
- Total displacement: $45$ km.
- Total time: $5$ hours.
- Average velocity $= \frac{\text{total displacement}}{\text{total time}} = \frac{45}{5} = 9$ km/h.
**Final answers:**
- a) Displacement of the hotel from home is $45$ km.
- b) Average velocity for the whole journey is $9$ km/h.