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What can you do when provided with the equation for position as a function of time?
What can you do when provided with the equation for position as a function of time?
You can sketch a position graph.
What can you do when provided with a velocity vs. time graph?
What can you do when provided with a velocity vs. time graph?
You can write an equation for displacement.
What does the area under the line represent in a velocity vs. time graph?
What does the area under the line represent in a velocity vs. time graph?
The area under the line represents displacement for the highlighted time period.
What is the sign of the area under the line if the function is above the x-axis?
What is the sign of the area under the line if the function is above the x-axis?
What is the sign of the area under the line if the function is below the x-axis?
What is the sign of the area under the line if the function is below the x-axis?
What does 'd' represent in the equation derived using the position vs. time graph?
What does 'd' represent in the equation derived using the position vs. time graph?
What does 'Δd' represent in the equation derived using the velocity vs. time graph?
What does 'Δd' represent in the equation derived using the velocity vs. time graph?
What does the area under the line in a velocity vs. time graph tell you?
What does the area under the line in a velocity vs. time graph tell you?
What is the difference between velocity and speed?
What is the difference between velocity and speed?
How can velocity be determined from a position vs. time graph?
How can velocity be determined from a position vs. time graph?
Why is velocity a vector quantity?
Why is velocity a vector quantity?
Why is speed a scalar quantity?
Why is speed a scalar quantity?
How can the equation for position as a function of time be written for uniform motion?
How can the equation for position as a function of time be written for uniform motion?
Can speed be greater than velocity?
Can speed be greater than velocity?
When is it more useful to determine speed rather than velocity?
When is it more useful to determine speed rather than velocity?
