Calculating Distance From Velocity-Time Graph - GCSE Physics | kayscience.com

To calculate the distance an object has travelled using a velocity v time graph you must calculate the area under the graph.

You would firstly divide the graph into rectangles, squares and triangles.

The area under a triangle is the distance an object moved while it was accelerating or decelerating. To calculate the distance travelled by an object while it was changing velocity, you would use the equation base x height divided by 2.

The area under a rectangle or square is the distance an object moved while it was moving at a constant velocity. To calculate the distance travelled by an object while it was travelling at a constant velocity, you would use the equation base x height.

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[mirthu]

Sir I have a doubt. What if the point A is located somewhere else except 0m/s. We should create a Dotted line from A to c horizontally or we should take the whole to find the area under the graph?

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[muichirogms]

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You can also do:
( sum of 2 heights ) x b

2
That can also give you the answer for calculating the distance on a line which doesn't touch the x-axis

[sophiejuliaaa]

Doesn’t the area under a velocity time graph give you the displacement? please explain this to me I’m so so confused 🥹🥹😭😭

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[Glorius_Diva]

Can u only use triangles, squares and rectangles what about trapeziums

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[jayantideshpande]

Sir in this case the displacement will be 0 as the velocity is also 0..??

[pratibhadubey]

Is distance ans displacement is same for velocity time graph😕

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