The y-intercept of a position and time graph represents the position of the object at time zero. It indicates the initial position of the object when the time is zero.
The y-intercept on a position vs. time graph represents the initial position where the object started. It is the value of the position when time is zero.
To determine displacement from a position-time graph, you can find the difference between the initial and final positions of an object. This is represented by the area under the curve on the graph. The displacement is a vector quantity that indicates the overall change in position of the object.
A stationary object on a distance-time graph will be represented by a horizontal line. This indicates that the object is not changing its position over time and remains at a constant distance from a reference point.
Speed is represented by the slope of a distance-time graph, where steeper slopes indicate faster speed. Acceleration is represented by the slope of a speed-time graph, where a steeper slope indicates a greater acceleration.
-- If the position/time graph is a straight line, then the speed is constant, and the slope of the line is the average speed, as well as the instantaneous speed at any moment. -- If the position/time graph is not a straight line, then the average speed between two moments in time is the slope of a straight line drawn between those two points on the graph.
Initial position is got by the y-intercept
In such graphs the x-axis is usually (but not always) the time axis. The x-intercept represents the time(s) at which your position is at the starting point - either for the first time or later.
The y-intercept on a position vs. time graph represents the initial position where the object started. It is the value of the position when time is zero.
If time is the x-axis as expected then the x-intercept would be zero movement of the velocity.
No. Slope of position/time graph is speed, or magnitude of velocity.Slope of speed/time graph is magnitude of acceleration.
It means that the object was travelling away from or towards the point of reference with a velocity represented by the intercept at the start of the measurement, that is, at time t = 0.
To determine displacement from a position-time graph, you can find the difference between the initial and final positions of an object. This is represented by the area under the curve on the graph. The displacement is a vector quantity that indicates the overall change in position of the object.
The velocity of the object at time = 0
A stationary object on a distance-time graph will be represented by a horizontal line. This indicates that the object is not changing its position over time and remains at a constant distance from a reference point.
The starting speed.
The velocity position time graph is rightward. This can change at anytime.
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.