Look at the three figures showing coordinate axes in the pdf file you attached. The x-value is time in all three. The y value is acceleration, velocity and position. Have you been taught how to draw graphs?banderson9 said:
not yet we are given material before we are taught, to test knowledge so i am really confusedkuruman said:
Welcome, @banderson9 !banderson9 said:
Velocity is a measure of an object's speed and direction, while acceleration is a measure of the rate at which an object's velocity changes. In other words, velocity tells us how fast an object is moving and in what direction, while acceleration tells us how quickly the object's velocity is changing, either by speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction.
To graph velocity, acceleration, and position, you will need to plot the values on a coordinate plane. Velocity is typically plotted on the y-axis, while time is plotted on the x-axis. Acceleration can also be plotted on the y-axis, or it can be represented by the slope of the velocity-time graph. Position is usually plotted on the y-axis, while distance or displacement is plotted on the x-axis.
A flat line on a velocity-time graph represents a constant velocity. This means that the object is moving at a steady speed in a straight line, without changing direction or accelerating. The slope of a flat line is zero, indicating that there is no change in velocity over time.
To calculate average velocity from a position-time graph, you will need to find the slope of the line connecting two points on the graph. The slope is equal to the change in position (displacement) divided by the change in time. This will give you the average velocity over that time interval.
Instantaneous velocity is the velocity of an object at a specific moment in time, while average velocity is the average of all the instantaneous velocities over a given time interval. In other words, instantaneous velocity tells us how fast an object is moving at a particular instant, while average velocity tells us the overall speed and direction of the object over a period of time.