A Physics Kinematics Question about Acceleration

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The discussion centers on a physics kinematics question regarding the acceleration of two objects, A and B, as represented by their velocity-time graph. The consensus among participants is that at the moment t1, the magnitude of acceleration of object A is indeed greater than that of object B. This conclusion is drawn from the graphical representation, where the change in velocity (delta(v)) for A is visibly larger than that for B over a short interval around t1. The lack of specific numerical values does not hinder the ability to compare the accelerations based on the graph's slopes.

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Homework Statement


This is the v-t(velocity-time) graph of two moving objects,A and B :
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Please check whether the following statement is true or false(including wrong description).

At the moment t1, the acceleration of A is BIGGER than that of B.
PS: In this case,"a vector A is bigger than another one B" means ||A||>||B||.

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I'm a Chinese senior high school student who is not good at English,so please don't mind mistakes of grammar.I am really trying my best to post this thread.:shy::shy:
I think this statement is right,but my teacher said that there's no given exact numbers or function expressions and we can't find the exact relationship between line A and line B,including their point of intersection.
My opinion is that we can find the answer from the graph obviously( considering a very short range covering the point t1, delta(v) of A is obviously bigger than that of B )

Thank in advance!
 

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I would agree with your conclusion, the magnitude of the acceleration of A is definitely larger than that of B (at t1).
 

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