THE DISTANCE, SPEED, TIME TRIANGLE

THE DISTANCE, SPEED, TIME TRIANGLE

You might get asked to work out The distance, speed, time formula triangle
speed, distance or time from the can help you rearrange the
two other numbers. equations correctly.

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑥 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 Distance is at the top and

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
Distance speed and time below.
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 =
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 =
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑
Speed Time
THE DISTANCE, SPEED, TIME TRIANGLE
CALCULATING DISTANCE Question:

If you are asked to calculate Distance If speed is 25km/h and time is

you can see from the triangle 3 hours, what is the distance?
that the speed and time are next
to each other at the bottom. Distance?
You multiply speed and
time to get the

x
distance.

Speed Time
THE DISTANCE, SPEED, TIME TRIANGLE
CALCULATING SPEED Question:

If you are asked to calculate Speed If distance is 250km and time is 5

you can see from the triangle hours, what is the speed?
that distance is over time.
Distance
You divide distance by time
to calculate speed.
÷
Speed? Time
THE DISTANCE, SPEED, TIME TRIANGLE
CALCULATING TIME Question:

If you are asked to calculate Time If distance is 100m and time is 10

you can see from the triangle seconds, what is the speed?
That distance is over speed.
Distance
You divide distance by speed
to calculate time.
÷
Speed Time?
THE DISTANCE, SPEED, TIME TRIANGLE

Use the formula triangle to answer these questions:

• A cyclist travels at 15km/h for 75km with no stops.

D How long did it take?
S T
• A car travels at 60mph for 3 hours. How far did it go?

• The athlete ran 800m in 200 seconds. How fast did

they run?
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