Graph for Domino Drop Experiment

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The discussion centers on the graphical representation of an experiment analyzing the relationship between the distance between dominos and the time it takes for them to fall. The participant concludes that the graph should not include a point on the y-axis, as a distance of zero between dominos is impractical. Instead, they suggest starting the experiment with a minimum distance of 2 centimeters, leading to a graph that resembles a cumulative distribution function, plotting time taken against the number of fallen dominos.

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Homework Statement


I'm doing an experiment on the relationship between the time it takes for a line of dominos to drop and the constant distance between each domino. I plan to try different distances to get different times, but I don't know what my graph should look like, nor do I know if a point should be placed on the y-axis, since you can't really have 0 distance between the dominos and expect accurate results. If someone could give me some pointers on what a graph should look like in this instance, that'd be great.


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Judging by the fact that you can't really expect the dominos to drop if there's no distance between them (as it'd be one packed line) I assume that I just shouldn't put a point on the y-axis and should, instead, start my experiement with 2 centimeters displacement between each domino or so. When I make my graph, I'd have a line segment beginning at that point instead of having it start when x=0.
 
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Well if you plot the time taken vs the number of dominos fallen, then I think you'll essentially be plotting a sort of cumulative distribution function type graph.
 

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