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What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?

Acceleration

What does a negative slope on a velocity-time graph indicate?

Deceleration

What does a horizontal line on a velocity-time graph show?

Constant velocity

What does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?

Distance travelled

If velocity is in m/s and time in s, what are the units of acceleration?

m/s2m/s^2

Which shapes are used to find area under straight-line velocity-time graphs?

Triangles, rectangles, trapeziums

What is the formula for the area of a trapezium?

12×(sumofparallelsides)×height\frac{1}{2} \times (sum of parallel sides) \times height

How do you estimate area under a curved velocity-time graph?

Divide into trapeziums of equal width

What is the formula for calculating average acceleration?

changeinvelocitychangeintime\frac{change in velocity}{change in time}

What does gradient represent in distance-time graphs vs velocity-time graphs?

Velocity vs acceleration

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