Speed – time graph Or Velocity –time graph:

Example 1
Velocity (m/s) 0 300 600 800 1200 1500

Time (s) 0 10 20 30 40 50
Speed
(m/s) 150 x

0
1. Plot the graph.
2. 2- find the acceleration.
3. Find the travelling distance 120 x

1- Frist: need to label the

graph and scale it. 90
0 x
2- start to plot the points
60 x Remember this
0 is anomalous
point
Or outlier point
30 x

x
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 Speed – time graph Or Velocity –time graph:
Velocity (m/s) 0 300 600 800 1200 1500

Time (s) 0 10 20 30 40 50

Speed
(m/s) 150 x

1. Plot the graph. 0

2. 2- find the acceleration.
3. Find the travelling distance 120 x

2- find the acceleration:

90
The acceleration = the gradient 0 x
( slope)
= change in Y-axis
60 x

change in X – axis 0

Or= raise
30 x
run 0
You need to make a triangle to find the
gradient :
acceleration = 1500 = 30 m/s² x
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Speed – time graph Or Velocity –time graph:
Velocity (m/s) 0 300 600 800 1200 1500

Time (s) 0 10 20 30 40 50

Speed
(m/s) 150 x

1. Plot the graph. 0

2. 2- find the acceleration.
3. Find the travelling distance 120 x

3 - find the travelling distance:

90
travelling distance = the total area 0 x
under the graph.
The travelling distance = the area 60 x

of the triangle. 0
1 1
= 2 X b x h 2= x 50 x 1500 = 37500 m
30 x

x
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 Speed – time graph Or Velocity –time graph: Travelling distance = the total area under the graph.
The travelling distance = the area of the rectangular = 600 x
1. Find the travelling distance 35 = 21000 m

Speed Speed
(m/s) 150 (m/s) 150
0 0

120 120
0 0

90 90
0 0

60 60
0 0

30 30
0 0

10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50
60 60
Time (s) Time (s)
 Speed – time graph Or Velocity –time graph:
Speed
(m/s)
1. Find the travelling distance 1500

Speed
(m/s) 120
1500
0

900
120
0

900 600

30
600
0 x

30 10 20 30 40 50 60
0
Time (s)
Travelling distance = the total area under the graph.
10 20 30 40 50 60
The travelling distance = the area of trapezium
Time
1
(s) (a+b)h 1= (600 + 1200 ) x30 =
2 2
27000 m²
Speed – time graph Or Velocity –time graph:Speed
1. Find the travelling distance (m/s) 150
0
Speed
(m/s) 150 120 x
0 0
1200
90 x
0
90
0
600 60
0 x

300
30
0
10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (s)
10 20 30 40 50 60
Time=(s)
Travelling distance the total area under the graph.
You can divide the shape up to you The travelling distance = the area of the rectangular + area of
trapezium =1600 x 40 + (600 + 1500) x 20= 21,000
m 2
Example 2

Speed
(m/s) 150 x

Find the travelling distance 0

1- The distance = total area under

120
the graph. 0
2- Divided the area into many
shapes, 90
Then find the area of each part. ( A,B 0
and C)
x x
60 x

0
C
x
B
30
0
A

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Example 2
Velocity (m/s) 0 300 600 600 600 1500

Time (s) 0 10 20 30 40 50
Speed
(m/s) 150 x x

Find the travelling distance 0

1- The area under the graph = 120

Area of triangle + area of 0
rectangular + area of trapezium.
1
2- Area of A =X b x h 1= x 20 x 600 = 6000 m²
90
2 2 0
3- Area of B = 20 x 600 = 12000
m² 1
X (600 + 1500 ) x10 = 10500
2 60x
x x
x x x
4- Area of C = m² 0
C
Total distance = 6000+ 12000+105000 = C
28,500 m B
30
0 A

x
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