Physics A-Level
Area under graphs
What Area under graphs means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Area under graphs
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Reference: OCR
The area between the line and the time axis gives displacement on a velocity–time graph and velocity change on an acceleration–time graph.
Topics that use Area under graphs
- Kinematics (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Displacement
- Instantaneous versus average velocity
- Motion representation
- Sign and direction
- Velocity
- Average speed
- Constant and changing velocity
- Direction from sign
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