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I think you mean distance traveled. Every tiny period "dt" of time, the distance gone is the velocity at that time, times dt. Plot velocity against time. Each little slice of velocity times dt is a slice of the area. So the total distance is the total area under the graph from time t=0 to the finish, or to whatever time you want. This is the principle behind the Integral Calculus.
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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.
How do you find the average velocity on a graph?
The answer depends on what variables the graph shows.
How do you find final Velocity of an object?
The final velocity is (the initial velocity) plus (the acceleration multiplied by the time).
How do you find a final velocity without distance but given time?
Without distance, you have to know time, initial velocity, and acceleration, in order to find final velocity.
When calculating acceleration to find the change in velocity do you subtract the initial velocity from the final velocity?
Yes.
