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Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

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Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

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Intro to Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

Intro to Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

Curved Position-Time Graphs & Acceleration

Curved Position-Time Graphs & Acceleration

Position-Time Graphs and Instantaneous Velocity

Position-Time Graphs and Instantaneous Velocity

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Position/Velocity/Acceleration Part 2: Graphical Analysis

Position/Velocity/Acceleration Part 2: Graphical Analysis

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Position-time graphs | One-dimensional motion | AP Physics 1 | Khan Academy

Position-time graphs | One-dimensional motion | AP Physics 1 | Khan Academy

Position vs. time graphs | One-dimensional motion | Physics | Khan Academy

Position vs. time graphs | One-dimensional motion | Physics | Khan Academy

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Position or Distance Time Graphs Part 1 Kinematics Physics Lesson

Position or Distance Time Graphs Part 1 Kinematics Physics Lesson

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Position or Distance Time Graphs Part 2 Kinematics Physics Lesson

Position or Distance Time Graphs Part 2 Kinematics Physics Lesson

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Position or Distance Time Graphs Part 3 Kinematics Physics Lesson

Position or Distance Time Graphs Part 3 Kinematics Physics Lesson

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Motion Graphs (1 of 8) Position vs. Time Graph Part 1, Constant Velocity

Motion Graphs (1 of 8) Position vs. Time Graph Part 1, Constant Velocity

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Distance (position) to Velocity Time Graph Physics Help

Distance (position) to Velocity Time Graph Physics Help

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Instantaneous Velocity

Instantaneous Velocity

Interpreting Position graphs

Interpreting Position graphs

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Multiple Choice

The position-time graph for a moving box is shown below.

(a) What is the box's average velocity from 0 to 5s?
(b) What is the box's average velocity from 0 to 8s?
(c) What is the box's velocity in the interval where it's moving fastest?

Multiple Choice

The position-time graph for a ball on a track is shown below.
(a) What is the ball's velocity at 4s?
(b) At what time(s) is the ball approximately travelling at -10m/s?
(c) From t = 3 to 7s, what is the sign of the acceleration?

Multiple Choice

Which motion diagram best represents the following event: a skier skis down a slope with constant speed?

Textbook Question

A cat walks in a straight line, which we shall call the x-axis, with the positive direction to the right. As an observant physicist, you make measurements of this cat's motion and construct a graph of the feline's velocity as a function of time (Fig. E2.30). (d) Assuming that the cat started at the origin, sketch clear graphs of the cat's acceleration and position as functions of time.

Textbook Question

A cat walks in a straight line, which we shall call the x-axis, with the positive direction to the right. As an observant physicist, you make measurements of this cat's motion and construct a graph of the feline's velocity as a function of time (Fig. E2.30). (a) Find the cat's velocity at t = 4.0 s and at t = 7.0 s.

Textbook Question

A physics professor leaves her house and walks along the sidewalk toward campus. After 5 min it starts to rain, and she returns home. Her distance from her house as a function of time is shown in Fig. E2.10. At which of the labeled points is her velocity (e) decreasing in magnitude?

Textbook Question

A physics professor leaves her house and walks along the sidewalk toward campus. After 5 min it starts to rain, and she returns home. Her distance from her house as a function of time is shown in Fig. E2.10. At which of the labeled points is her velocity (c) constant and negative?

Textbook Question

A physics professor leaves her house and walks along the sidewalk toward campus. After 5 min it starts to rain, and she returns home. Her distance from her house as a function of time is shown in Fig. E2.10. At which of the labeled points is her velocity (b) constant and positive?

Textbook Question

A physics professor leaves her house and walks along the sidewalk toward campus. After 5 min it starts to rain, and she returns home. Her distance from her house as a function of time is shown in Fig. E2.10. At which of the labeled points is her velocity (a) zero?

Textbook Question

A block is suspended from a spring, pulled down, and released. The block's position-versus-time graph is shown in FIGURE P2.38. b. Draw a reasonable velocity-versus-time graph.

Textbook Question

(II) The position of an object along a straight tunnel as a function of time is plotted in Fig. 2–40. What is its average velocity

(c) between t = 0 and t = 5.0 s

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Textbook Question

(II) The position of an object along a straight tunnel as a function of time is plotted in Fig. 2–40. What is its instantaneous velocity

(a) at t = 10.0 s and

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(II) The position of an object along a straight tunnel as a function of time is plotted in Fig. 2–40. What is its average velocity

(c) between t = 0 and t = 5.0 s

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(II) In Fig. 2–40, (a) during what time intervals, if any, is the velocity constant?

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(II) In Fig. 2–40, (b) At what time is the velocity greatest?

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(II) In Fig. 2–40, (c) At what time, if any, is the velocity zero?

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(II) In Fig. 2–40, (d) Does the object move in one direction or in both directions during the time shown?

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Textbook Question

Figure 2–55 shows the position vs. time graph for two bicycles, A and B.

(a) Identify any instant at which the two bicycles have the same velocity.

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Textbook Question

Figure 2–55 shows the position vs. time graph for two bicycles, A and B.

(b) Which bicycle has the larger acceleration?

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Textbook Question

FIGURE EX1.18 shows the motion diagram of a drag racer. The camera took one frame every 2 s. (b) Make a position-versus-time graph for the drag racer. Because you have data only at certain instants, your graph should consist of dots that are not connected together.

Textbook Question

FIGURE EX2.4 is the position-versus-time graph of a bicycle. What is the bicycle's velocity at (a) t = 5s

Textbook Question

FIGURE EX2.4 is the position-versus-time graph of a bicycle. What is the bicycle's velocity at (c) t = 30s

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