Mathematics A-Level
Graphical description of motion
What Graphical description of motion means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Graphical description of motion
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Graph features such as intercepts, turning points and horizontal sections are used to describe the motion in words, where a horizontal line means the particle is at rest.
Topics that use Graphical description of motion
- Kinematics (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Area under a rate graph
- Componentwise extension of scalar formulae to vectors
- Differentiation and integration as inverse operations
- Displacement
- Distance travelled
- Gradient as a rate of change
- Graphical interpretation of gradient and area
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