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Module 1: Kinematics and motion
Quick questions on Graphs of motion - MA Introductory Physics MCAS Module 1
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What is the slope is the acceleration?Show answer
Since acceleration is the change in velocity over time,
What is the area under the line is the displacement?Show answer
Velocity times time gives distance, and on the graph that product is the area between the line and the time axis. For a rectangle (constant velocity) the area is base times height; for a triangle (uniform acceleration from rest) it is base times height. Splitting a graph into rectangles and triangles and adding their areas is the standard way to find total distance.
What is q1?Show answer
On a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal line tell you? [1]
What is q2?Show answer
A position-time graph is a straight line sloping downward. Describe the motion. [2]
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