dessskris Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 if we are given the graph of velocity over time, and the curve has a random pattern, how do we find the average velocity? for example like this: I know average velocity is the total displacement over time, but if we're given a graph of V over t, how do we work out the average velocity? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammie Backman Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 The area under the curve is the displacement, and so the area under the curve divided by the time is the average velocity. Any area below the x-axis counts as negative. Correct me if I am wrong 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 The area under the curve is the displacement, and so the area under the curve divided by the time is the average velocity. Any area below the x-axis counts as negative. Correct me if I am wrong oooh that makes sense, thank you so much!!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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