Tan Kee Lin's answer to Kingkaramyoo's Secondary 1 Maths question.
done
{{ upvoteCount }} Upvotes
clear
{{ downvoteCount * -1 }} Downvotes
1. Look at the graph. find 4000 km on the distance scale and drop a vertical line from that point to the P wave. Draw a horizontal line from that point to the time scale. This is the time that the P wave takes to travel 4000 km.
2. Do the same for the S wave.
3. The difference in arrival times is the difference between answer 1 and 2.
3. Use the same method recommended by the question. Get a piece of paper. Mark on the paper the points 0 and 5.5 min on the time scale. Slide this paper across the graph and stop where the two points touch the P wave and the S wave. Then drop a vertical line from these 2 points onto the distance scale. This is the distance to the epicentre. Since the distance in the question is in whole number, you should express your answer in whole number.
2. Do the same for the S wave.
3. The difference in arrival times is the difference between answer 1 and 2.
3. Use the same method recommended by the question. Get a piece of paper. Mark on the paper the points 0 and 5.5 min on the time scale. Slide this paper across the graph and stop where the two points touch the P wave and the S wave. Then drop a vertical line from these 2 points onto the distance scale. This is the distance to the epicentre. Since the distance in the question is in whole number, you should express your answer in whole number.
Date Posted:
6 years ago