WS Overview of Graphical Analysis IB Physics

1. Identify what the following will give you. ->

a. The slope of a position-time graph: vis I graph

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b. The slope of a velocity-time graph: ____________________
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graph
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c. The area under an acceleration-time graph: ____________________

E US + graph
d. The area under a velocity-time graph: ____________________
graph
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2. Determine the following. all

of
a. If you have a position-time graph, how do you determine the displacement? Sum
b. If you have a velocity-time graph, how do you determine the displacement?
Area under the currels) with direction
line
segments
with direction
3. Using the following position vs. time graph, answer the questions that follow. or SF -

CI .

x(m) 30

15 25 35 time (s)

a. How far does the object travel between 5 and 10 seconds? lometers
b. How far does the object travel between 15 and 20 seconds? C meters
c. During what time interval is the velocity 0? between 155 & 255
d. What is the velocity between 10 and 15 seconds? 2 mis
e. Is the object’s acceleration greater between 0 and 15 seconds or 25 and 35 seconds?
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5.

20
v(m/s)
15
un
10 .....

5 & ,

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 time(s)
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T
=

E =

5m/s

a. Where is the magnitude of the acceleration the greatest? 5-9 seconds

b. During what time interval is the acceleration zero? between 3-5 SEC
c. What is the displacement between 5 and 6 seconds?

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d. What is the acceleration between 6 and 8 seconds?

e. What is the displacement between 3 and 4 seconds? 35 -

f. Draw the corresponding X-T & A-T graphs.

6.
60
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↳ ⑤' a
45
↑
x(m)
30 .
15
In
5 10 12 15 20 25 30 time (s)

a. What is the velocity between 20 and 25 seconds?

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b. Is the velocity greater between 0 and 5 or 10 and 12 seconds? 10-12 seconds .

c. What is the velocity between 15 and 20 seconds? - m/st

line
d. How would you determine the instantaneous velocity at 9 seconds? slope of tangent
.

e. During what time interval is the object accelerating? Between 0-12 seconds
f. What is the displacement of the object between 15 and 20 seconds?
g. Draw the corresponding quantitative V-T & A-T graphs. = als x 55 = 9 375m .
.

7. Draw the quantitative position vs. time graph and the acceleration vs. time graph from the
given velocity vs. time graph below. Yes, quantitative means use numbers on the axes.

80
v(m/s)
60

40

20

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 time(s)
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