IB skill practice

Find acceleration from a velocity-time graph

Read two points off a velocity-time graph and calculate the constant acceleration as change in velocity over time (the gradient).

Paper 1, Paper 2 1 marks Difficulty 2

Find acceleration from a velocity-time graph

The velocity-time graph shows an object speeding up at a constant rate. Read the two marked points, then find the acceleration in metres per second squared (m/s²).