Chapter 2

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Forces And Motion

Motion Graphs (I)

Displacement-Time Graph Interpretation

Displacement Direction of motion
Velocity
= Gradient
y
=— x
y The rate of change of displacement is
uniform. The uniform velocity represented
x by the gradient of the graph.
Time
Displacement Direction of motion
Velocity
= Gradient
y
=— x The rate of change of displacement is
y increasing since the gradient of the graph
x is increasing.
Time This means that the object is accelerating.
Displacement Displacement Graph A: Positive lower uniform velocity

Graph B: Positive higher uniform

velocity
Time Time (Objects are moving towards the right.)
A B
Displacement Displacement Graph C: Negative lower uniform velocity

Graph D: Negative higher uniform

velocity
Time Time
C D (Objects are moving towards the left.)

Example Displacement (m)

The velocity of the displacement-time graph
= gradient of graph 10

= 10 – 5 m s−1 5
20 – 0
= 0.25 m s−1
0 10 20 Time (s)

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