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Usually time is the independent variable on the horizontal (or X) axis. Position or displacement is the dependent variable (that is, it's a function of time) on the vertical (or Y) axis. For any point on the curve, there will be an associated value for time, t, and a corresponding value for displacement, s. In other words, you can determine an object's position -- or displacement from the origin -- for any time, t. Going further, you can determine an object's speed, too. For any two points on the curve, (t1, s1) and (t2, s2), the speed can be calculated using the following formula: Speed = (s2 - s1) / (t2 - t1)
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What is position - time graph?
A position-time graph, is one in which position is plotted on the y-axis and the time is on the x-axis. A position-time graph is similar to a distance-time graph, but direction of motion in the y-axis.
Is The slope on a position-time graph is representative of the acceleration of the object?
No. Slope of position/time graph is speed, or magnitude of velocity.Slope of speed/time graph is magnitude of acceleration.
What is the area of a position time graph?
The area of a position-time graph does not have a meaning. However, the area under a velocity-time graph is the displacement. Refer to the related link below for an illustration.
How to convert a velocity time graph into a position time graph?
The position at time t (and therefore the height of the p-t graph) will be the area under the v-t curve between time 0 and t.
How do you find instantaneous velocity from position time graph?
You can't, since the slope of the graph means average velocity and the area of the graph has no meaning. The only way to find instantaneous velocity from position-time gragh is by plugging the data into the kinematic equations to get the answer. Edit: Actually you can if you take the derivative of the equation of the curve it will give you the equation of the velocity curve
What is position - time graph?
A position-time graph, is one in which position is plotted on the y-axis and the time is on the x-axis. A position-time graph is similar to a distance-time graph, but direction of motion in the y-axis.
What is velocitys position time graph?
The velocity position time graph is rightward. This can change at anytime.
How do you find maximum speed in a time position graph?
You find the point(s) at which the slope of the curve is greatest.
What is the difference between a velocity time graph and a position time graph?
Simply put, a velocity time graph is velocity (m/s) in the Y coordinate and time (s) in the X and a position time graph is distance (m) in the Y coordinate and time (s) in the X if you where to find the slope of a tangent on a distance time graph, it would give you the velocity whereas the slope on a velocity time graph would give you the acceleration.
Is The slope on a position-time graph is representative of the acceleration of the object?
No. Slope of position/time graph is speed, or magnitude of velocity.Slope of speed/time graph is magnitude of acceleration.
Find position given velocity vs time graph?
postion is the area under the slope
What is the area of a position time graph?
The area of a position-time graph does not have a meaning. However, the area under a velocity-time graph is the displacement. Refer to the related link below for an illustration.
What is a position time graph?
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How do you generate a position-time graph from a velocity time graph?
A girl walks along a straight path to drop a letter in the letterbox and comes back to his initial position. Her displacement-time graph. Plot a velocity-time graph for the same
How to convert a velocity time graph into a position time graph?
The position at time t (and therefore the height of the p-t graph) will be the area under the v-t curve between time 0 and t.
What does displacement divided by time give you?
The Average Velocity on a position time graph or a velocity time graph.
What is diplacement divided by time?
That's the average velocity during that time. (not speed)
