True or false: speed, time and distance
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- Statement is true
- Yes
- Statement
- At a uniform speed, distance covered is directly proportional to time.
- Statement is true
- Yes
- Statement
- For a fixed distance, doubling the speed halves the time.
- Statement is true
- No
- Statement
- For a fixed distance, doubling the speed doubles the time.
- Statement is true
- Yes
- Statement
- Speed and time are inversely proportional over a fixed distance.
- Statement is true
- No
- Statement
- Distance and time always vary inversely.
Explanation
Which quantity is held fixed decides everything. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 11 Direct and Inverse Proportions.