FOCUS: Area and Slope

The graph below shows the relationship between velocity

and elapsed time for a car moving in a straight line.

Velocity vs. Time

26 Determine the acceleration of the car.
Velocity (m/s)

24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6 Determine the total distance the car traveled
4 during the time interval 1 seconds to 3 seconds.
2
0
-2 0 1 2 3 4 5
-4
-6
-8
-10
time (s)
Velocity Equation
v(t) = 3t + 9

FOCUS: Area and Slope

The graph below shows the relationship between velocity
and elapsed time for a car moving in a straight line.

Velocity vs. Time

26 Determine the acceleration of the car.
Velocity (m/s)

24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6 Determine the total distance the car traveled
4 during the time interval 1 seconds to 3 seconds.
2
0
-2 0 1 2 3 4 5
-4
-6
-8
-10
time (s)

Velocity Equation
v(t) = 3t + 9
 3 9
x y y= 3x + 9
0 9
1 12
2 15 1 seconds
3 18 2 3 seconds
4 21 ∆t 2
5 24 vi 12
Solution
acceleration: 3 m/s/s
distance: 30 m

d=vi*t+.5at^2