Kinematics Graphs (AQA A-Level Mathematics): Flashcards
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What type of quantity is displacement?
What type of quantity is displacement?
Vector quantity with magnitude and direction
What does gradient represent on displacement-time graph?
What does gradient represent on displacement-time graph?
Velocity
What does positive gradient mean on disp-time graph?
What does positive gradient mean on disp-time graph?
Object moving in positive direction (away from origin)
What does negative gradient mean on disp-time graph?
What does negative gradient mean on disp-time graph?
Object moving in negative direction (towards origin)
What does horizontal line indicate on disp-time graph?
What does horizontal line indicate on disp-time graph?
Object is stationary (zero velocity)
What does curved line indicate on disp-time graph?
What does curved line indicate on disp-time graph?
Changing velocity (acceleration or deceleration)
What does concave up curve mean on disp-time graph?
What does concave up curve mean on disp-time graph?
Object is accelerating
What does concave down curve mean on disp-time graph?
What does concave down curve mean on disp-time graph?
Object is decelerating
How to find instantaneous velocity on disp-time graph?
How to find instantaneous velocity on disp-time graph?
Calculate gradient of tangent to curve at that point