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Graphs of Motion
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For Today (b) carry out average speed and acceleration calculations.
(c) apply graphical methods to represent displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration; (d) determine velocity from the gradient of a displacement against time graph; (e) determine displacement from the area under a velocity against time graph;
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A reminder Average speed = distance travelled time taken d t S x
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Distance against time graphs
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Distance/time graph Distance /m 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Time (run 1)/s 3.39 5.25 7.32 10.08 11.99 14.63 16.62 19.29 20.87 23.12 Time (run 2)/s 1.38 2.27 3.42 4.53 5.54 7.01 7.87 9.35 10.31 9.75 Time (run 3)/s 3.07 4.79 6.00 6.93 7.69 8.14 8.81 9.32 9.73 9.62
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No movement? distance time
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No movement distance time
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Constant speed? distance time
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Constant speed distance time
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Constant speed distance The gradient of this graph gives the speed
time
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How would the graph look different for a faster constant speed?
distance time
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Constant speed fast distance time
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How would the graph look different for a slower constant speed?
fast How would the graph look different for a slower constant speed? distance time
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Constant speed fast distance slow time
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Getting faster? (accelerating)
distance time
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Getting faster (accelerating)
distance time
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Examples distance time
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A car accelerating from rest and then hitting a wall
distance time
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A car accelerating from stop and then hitting a wall
distance time
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Speed against time graphs
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No movement? speed time
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No movement speed time
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Constant speed? speed time
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Constant speed speed time
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How would the graph look different for a faster constant speed?
time
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Constant speed speed fast time
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How would the graph look different for a slower constant speed?
fast time
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Constant speed speed fast slow time
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Getting faster? (accelerating)
speed time
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Getting faster? (accelerating)
speed Constant acceleration time
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Getting faster? (accelerating)
speed The gradient of this graph gives the acceleration time
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Getting faster? (accelerating)
v The gradient of this graph gives the acceleration speed a = v – u t (v= final speed, u = initial speed) u time
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Getting faster? (accelerating)
speed The area under the graph gives the distance travelled time
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Example: speed time
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A dog falling from a tall building (no air resistance)
speed time
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A dog falling from a tall building (no air resistance)
speed time
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A dog falling from a tall building (no air resistance)
speed Area = height of building time
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Be careful! speed time distance time
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No movement speed time distance time
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Constant speed speed time distance time Area = distance travelled
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Constant acceleration
speed time Gradient = acceleration a = (v-u)/t distance time Area = distance travelled
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