Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Representing Variable Velocity
- Finding Displacement of an Accelerating Body
- Summary
- Did You Know?
- What’s Next?
In the previous segment, we learnt about the velocity–time graph for a constant velocity.
In this segment, we will learn about the velocity-time graph where velocity is not constant.
Variable velocity on a velocity-time graph
We know that the rate of change of velocity with respect to time is known as Acceleration.
The velocity-time graph of a constantly accelerating body is a straight line having a slope. The value of this slope depends on how fast the body is accelerating.
We can use the velocity-time graph of an accelerating body to find the displacement of the body.
Constant acceleration graph
How to find the displacement of an accelerating body?
We know that the area of a velocity-time graph with respect to the time axis gives us the displacement of the body.
