Physics A-Level
Area under a graph as a product
What Area under a graph as a product means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Area under a graph as a product
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The area between the velocity–time graph and the time axis gives displacement, with areas below the axis counted as negative.
Topics that use Area under a graph as a product
- Motion along a straight line (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Area under a graph
- Displacement
- Experimental design and evaluation
- Free fall and uniform acceleration
- Gradient
- Gradient as a rate of change
- Sign and direction in motion graphs
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