Mathematics A-Level
Signed quantities in one-dimensional motion
What Signed quantities in one-dimensional motion means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Signed quantities in one-dimensional motion
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Negative gradients and areas below the time axis are interpreted as motion in the opposite direction or negative displacement.
Topics that use Signed quantities in one-dimensional motion
- Q: Kinematics (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Area under a curve as accumulation
- constant acceleration
- Constant acceleration modelling
- Displacement
- Distance travelled
- Gradient as a rate of change
- Kinematics
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