Velocity
vs
time
graph
Calculating the area under the
graph
velocity
time
-5 m/s
0 m/s
1 s
3 s
2 s
4 s
5 s
+5m/s
+10 m/s
+15 m/s
0 s
-10 m/s
6 s
Graph 1
Determine the area under the
graph for each segment
velocity
time
-5 m/s
0 m/s
1 s
3 s
2 s
4 s
5 s
+5m/s
+10 m/s
+15 m/s
0 s
-10 m/s
6 s
Graph 1
Determine the area under the
graph for each segment
velocity
time
-5 m/s
0 m/s
1 s
3 s
2 s
4 s
5 s
+5m/s
+10 m/s
+15 m/s
0 s
-10 m/s
6 s
Graph 1
What is the total displacement
from 0 to 6 s?
Imagine the shapes from the
curve to the 0m/s line
velocity
time
-5 m/s
0 m/s
1 s
3 s
2 s
4 s
5 s
+5m/s
+10 m/s
+15 m/s
0 s
-10 m/s
6 s
Graph 1
From 0 to 2 s
Displacement=Area = ½ (base)(height)
displacement= ½( 2s)(
+
10m/s)
Displacement = ½(
+
20m )
Displacement= +10m
velocity
time
-5 m/s
0 m/s
1 s
3 s
2 s
4 s
5 s
+5m/s
+10 m/s
+15 m/s
0 s
-10 m/s
6 s
Graph 1
From 2 to 5 s
Displacement=Area = (length)( width)
displacement= ( 3s)(
+
10m/s)
Displacement = (
+
30m )
Displacement= +30m
velocity
time
-5 m/s
0 m/s
1 s
3 s
2 s
4 s
5 s
+5m/s
+10 m/s
+15 m/s
0 s
-10 m/s
6 s
Graph 1
From 5 to 6s
Displacement=Area = ½ (base)(height)
displacement= ½( 1s)(
+
10m/s)
Displacement = ½(
+
10m )
Displacement= + 5m
velocity
time
-5 m/s
0 m/s
1 s
3 s
2 s
4 s
5 s
+5m/s
+10 m/s
+15 m/s
0 s
-10 m/s
6 s
Graph 1
What is the total displacment
from 0 to 6 s?
+10m
+ 5m
+30m
Total displacement=
+
10m +
+
30m+
+
5m=
45 m
velocity
time
-2 m/s
0 m/s
5 s
15 s
10 s
20s
25 s
+2m/s
+4 m/s
+6 m/s
0 s
-4 m/s
30 s
Graph 2
Find the displacement from to 0 to 10 s,
10 to 20 s, 20s to 30 s
velocity
time
-2 m/s
0 m/s
5 s
15 s
10 s
20 s
25 s
+2m/s
+4 m/s
+6 m/s
0 s
-4 m/s
30 s
Graph 2
Find the displacement from to 0 to 10 s, 10 to 20 s, 20s to 30 s
Imagine the shapes from the
curve to the 0m/s line
velocity
time
-2 m/s
0 m/s
5 s
15 s
10 s
20 s
25s
+2m/s
+4 m/s
+6 m/s
0 s
-4 m/s
30 s
Graph 2
From 0 to 10 s
Displacement=Area = (length)( width)
displacement= ( 10s)(
+
4m/s)
Displacement = (
+
40m )
Displacement= +40m
velocity
time
-2 m/s
0 m/s
5 s
25 s
10 s
20 s
25s
+2m/s
+4 m/s
+6 m/s
0 s
-4 m/s
30 s
Graph 2
From 10 to 20 s
Displacement=Area = ½ (base)(height)
displacement= ½( 10s)(
+
4m/s)
Displacement = ½(
+
40m )
Displacement= +20m
velocity
time
-2 m/s
0 m/s
5 s
15 s
10 s
20 s
25 s
+2m/s
+4 m/s
+6 m/s
0 s
-4 m/s
30 s
Graph 2
From 20 to 30 s
Displacement=Area = ½ (base)(height)
displacement= ½( 10s)(
-
4m/s)
Displacement = ½(
-
40m )
Displacement= -20m
velocity
time
-2 m/s
0 m/s
5 s
15 s
10 s
20 s
25 s
+2m/s
+4 m/s
+6 m/s
0 s
-4 m/s
30 s
Graph 2
+40m
+20m
-20m
Total displacement= (
+
40m) + (
+
20m) + (
-
20m)
+
40 m