Combined Science GCSE
Decomposition of complex shapes
What Decomposition of complex shapes means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The area is split into simple shapes: rectangles for constant velocity, triangles for uniform acceleration, and trapezia for combined changes.
Topics that use Decomposition of complex shapes
- Acceleration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Acceleration of free fall
- Area under a velocity–time graph
- Average acceleration
- Change in velocity
- Deceleration
- Distance and displacement
- Metres per second squared
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