Constant Acceleration - 1D (AQA A-Level Mathematics): Quizzes

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Deriving the suvat Equations
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What type of motion do the SUVAT equations describe?

Motion with constant acceleration

In the SUVAT equations, what does the variable ss represent?

Displacement

Which equation correctly represents the first SUVAT equation?

v=u+atv = u + at

Under what condition do the SUVAT equations apply?

Only when acceleration is constant

On a velocity-time graph, what does the gradient represent?

Acceleration

On a velocity-time graph, what does the area under the graph represent?

Displacement

How is the first SUVAT equation derived using a vv-tt graph?

Using gradient a=vuta = \frac{v-u}{t}

Which method derives the equation s=(u+v)2ts = \frac{(u+v)}{2}t?

Trapezium area formula

How is s=ut+12at2s = ut + \frac{1}{2}at^2 derived geometrically?

Rectangle plus triangle area

What is the first step in deriving v2=u2+2asv^2 = u^2 + 2as?

Square both sides of v=u+atv = u + at

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