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Velocity Distance Worksheet
 

Graph the equation v = at + v0 over the domain of 0 < t > 4 hours where a= 10 mph2 and v0= 100 mph.

  1. What does the velocity intercept represent? ______________________

     

     

  2. Calculate the slope of the graph. ______________________

     

     

  3. What does the slope represent? _____________________

     

     

  4. What is your velocity after four hours?_____________________
    Does this make sense?_________________

     

     

  5. What happens to your graph if v0 = 0? ______________________

     

     

  6. What effect does a change in acceleration a have upon your graph? ________________________

     

     

  7. Using the equation x = 1/2 at2 + v0t + x0 with an x0 =50 miles, graph x over the domain of 0 < t > 4 hours. Is this a reasonable domain for this equation? ____________________

 

 

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