Respuesta :

The average velocity can be calculated from the slope of the graph

Explanation:

In a position-time graph, the position is represented on the y-axis while the time is represented on the x-axis.

The slope of the graph is given by:

[tex]m=\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}[/tex]

where

[tex]\Delta y[/tex] is the change in the y-variable

[tex]\Delta x[/tex] is the change in the x-variable

However, we have:

  • [tex]\Delta y[/tex] corresponds to the change in position, therefore it is the displacement
  • [tex]\Delta x[/tex] corresponds to the change in time

This means that the slope can be rewritten as

[tex]m=\frac{displacement}{time}[/tex]

However, this ratio corresponds to the definition of average velocity:

[tex]velocity = \frac{displacement}{time}[/tex]

Therefore, the slope of a position-time graph gives the average velocity.

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