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What can be determined from the magnitude of the slope of a distance versus time graph?
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∙ 10y ago
The magnitude of the slope is the radial speed: that is, the speed towards or away from the starting point. This is not the speed of the object because it takes no account of the component of motion in a direction perpendicular to the line joining the object to the starting point.
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Is it false that a distance-versus-time graph will never show a horizontal line?
It is false
What line on a distance-versus-time graph means that the object is at rest?
A straight horizontal one does.
How can you tell if an object is accelerating in a distance versus time graph?
The slope of the line of a distance versus time graph is the velocity of the object. If this is a constant, in other words the graph is a straight line, the object is not changing its velocity and so is not accelerating. If the object is accelerating, the velocity of the object will be changing, thus the graph will not be a straight line, but a curve - the amount of curvature (and direction) tells you how much the object is accelerating (and in what direction - velocity and acceleration are vector quantities with both magnitude and direction).
Sketch a distance-time graph for a body starting from rest how will you determine the speed of a body from this graph?
It is not possible to sketch anything using this browser. The speed of a body cannot be determined from a distance-time graph. The slope of the graph is a measure of the radial velocity - that is the speed directly towards or directly away from the starting point. However, there is absolutely no information of any motion in a transverse direction. Since motion in this direction cannot be assumed to be 0, the distance-time graph cannot be used to determine speed.
What is a graph with distance on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis is called?
distance-time graph
What does the slope of distance-versus-time graph represent physically?
instantaneous magnitude of velocity
What does the slope of a distance versus-time graph show about the motion of an object?
the slope show the velocity of the object which show its direction and magnitude.
In a graph speed versus time what is the meaning of the slope?
The slope of the speed-vs-time graph is the magnitude of acceleration.
What type of graph is used for acceleration?
Speed-Versus-Time, Distance-Versus-Time.
What is the slope of a distance-time graph?
speed (magnitude of velocity)
What graph can speed be determined from?
distance and time
What does the slope represent on a distance versus time graph?
speed
What does the curve on a distance versus time graph represent?
speed
If a graph of distance versus time is a straight line the graph shows what relationship?
it is a positive relationship
Can a distance versus time graph ever show a horizontal line?
if the speed is zero then the distance versus time line will be horizontal
When is the shape of an position versus time graph parabolic?
If a position versus time graph is parabolic, then:Speed versus time is a straight line.Acceleration (magnitude) vs time is a horizontal line, so the acceleration is constant.The graph of height/time for a stone or a baseballtossed upward is an inverted parabola.
What info does the slope of a lone indicate on a distance verses time graph?
On a distance/time graph, the slope of the line is the speed. (Magnitude of velocity.)
