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What type of motion is occurring when the slope of a position vs time graph is changing?
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∙ 7y ago
The slope of a position/time graph is the speed (magnitude of velocity).
If the graph's slope is changing, that means the speed is changing, and
that would be accelerated motion.
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What type of motion is occurring when the slope of a position vs. time graph is constant?
The motion at constant speed.
4 What type of motion is occurring when the slope of a position vs time graph is constant?
Motion at constant speed.
What type of motion is occurring when the slope of a velocity vs. time graph is zero?
It means that the velocity is constant, or not changing.
When velocity is changing what is happening to the slope on a position versus time graph?
That slope is the 'speed' of the motion. If the slope is changing, then the speed is changing. That's 'accelerated' motion. (It doesn't matter whether the speed is growing or shrinking. It's still 'accelerated' motion. 'Acceleration' does NOT mean 'speeding up'.)
What is position - time graph?
A position-time graph, is one in which position is plotted on the y-axis and the time is on the x-axis. A position-time graph is similar to a distance-time graph, but direction of motion in the y-axis.
What are the limitations for a position vs time graph?
Position time graph is useful only in the case of 1D motion, you can't made a x-t graph for 3D motion (try ;) ). You need extra efforts to do this because you need a time refrence. So position time graph is valuable for straight line (sometimes 2D) motion only, not for 3D.
Graphical representation of motion?
Position-Time GraphYou can graph motion on a position vs time graph. On a position vs time graph, position is on the y-axis and time is on the x-axis. If the velocity is constant, the graph will be a straight line and the slope is average velocity. If the motion is accelerating, the graph will be a curved line.Velocity-Time GraphYou can also graph motion on a Velocity-Time graph. On a velocity vs time graph, velocity is on the y-axis, time is on the x-axis. If the graph is a straight line, velocity is constant and the slope is average acceleration. Also, on a velocity vs time graph, the area under the line is displacement.Refer to the related link for illustrations of the different graphs of motion and their meanings.
What type of motion is occurring wheb the slope of a velocityvs time graph is zero?
It means the velocity is constant.
What type of motion is occurring when the slope of a line is not zero?
Assuming the graph is for displacement versus time, the motion should be constant velocity. If velocity versus time motion is constant acceleration
What type of motion is occurring when the slope of a position versus time graph is constant?
The slope of [distance vs. time] is [speed]. If the slope is constant, then the speed is constant,meaning the magnitude of acceleration is zero.(The direction of velocity might still be changing though, which wouldn't show up on the graph.)
What graphs can be used to analyze the motion of an accelerating object?
The expected answer - of either a position time graph or a speed time graph - is wrong. That is because these take account of motion in the line joining the origin to the moving body but not any motion in a transverse direction.
When d-t graph is parallel to time axis what can you say about the motion?
For that period of time, d(t) (the distance) is not changing so the motion is zero velocity.
