Why Are Velocity-Distance Graphs Not Common?

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Start date Aug 6, 2010
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Velocity-distance graphs are not common because distance, velocity, and acceleration are primarily functions of time. While it's possible to derive time from known velocity and distance, the relationship is less intuitive without a time component. Velocity-time and distance-time graphs effectively illustrate motion dynamics, making them more useful for analysis. The lack of a direct time reference in velocity-distance graphs limits their practical application in understanding motion. Therefore, the conventional graphs remain preferred for representing these physical concepts.

Aug 6, 2010

am2010

There are velocity-time graph and distance-time graphs but how come I don't see any velocity-distance graphs? If you know the velocity of a particle and the distance it travels, you could derive the time it took to get there.

Why don't we see such a graph? Thanks!

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Aug 6, 2010

thrill3rnit3

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Because distance/displacement, velocity, and acceleration are best understood as functions of time.

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