The slope of the speed/time graph is the magnitude (size) of the object's acceleration.
The slope tells you the object is travelling at a constant speed.
If the position vs time graph is not linear, the slope tells you the average speed between the two points.
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It shows the speed of an object in a direction towards or away from the reference point. This is not the speed of the object because any motion in a transverse direction is ignored. For example, even if a racing car is going at top speed around the reference point on a circular track, the distance v time graph will be a horizontal line. The slope will be zero.
down hill dog
I am assume that you mean the slope of a graph. We find the local maximum and minimum of a graph by comparing the slope (the tangent to the curve) at each point. When the graph is reaching either a maximum or minimum, the slope becomes zero. This finding-the-zero-slope task is normally done with computer programming or Excel. Another use is that the change in slope indicates a change in the rate. Let us say we are plotting the water level in a river to see when the dam will be breached. If the slope keeps increasing, you can predict, at the present rate of change, when the water will overflow. If the slope of water keeps decreasing, you can predict, at the same rate, when do we run out of water. Using the slope for prediction needs to be done carefully -- how much do you trust the data and how long can you project into the future without being unrealistic. The chartists use the slope to predict the trend of stock prices. The government uses the slopes of different sets of data to plan policies. And so on. ==========================
The line that reflects the general pattern of a graph is called a trend line.
The slope of the speed/time graph is the magnitude (size) of the object's acceleration.
The slope of a speed vs time graph indicates an objects acceleration.
A change in the slope of a location-time graph of an object indicates a change in the radial component of its speed.
instantaneous velocity
It shows the component of velocity in a radial direction. Any motion in a transverse direction is ignored.
It is a measure of speed of the object, but only in the radial direction: that is, towards or away from the point from which distance is measured. The object could be going around that point in circular motion and the graph would show absolutely nothing.
"Slope" is the steepness of the line on any graph.
distance = velocity x time so on the graph velocity is slope. If slope is zero (horizontal line) there is no motion
The slope of a position/time graph is the speed (magnitude of velocity).If the graph's slope is changing, that means the speed is changing, andthat would be accelerated motion.
That slope is the 'speed' of the motion. If the slope is changing, then the speed is changing. That's 'accelerated' motion. (It doesn't matter whether the speed is growing or shrinking. It's still 'accelerated' motion. 'Acceleration' does NOT mean 'speeding up'.)
The slope of a force vs. time graph is equal to the change in momentum or the Impulse.
magnitude of velocity