{"id":7,"date":"2014-11-19T08:58:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T08:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5s4\/velocity-time-graphs\/"},"modified":"2014-11-19T09:27:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T09:27:08","slug":"velocity-time-graphs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5s4\/velocity-time-graphs\/","title":{"rendered":"Velocity-time graphs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Velocity-time graphs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Velocity-time graphs provide a useful way of displaying the motion of an object.<\/p>\n<p>They can be used to:<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Describe the motion of the object in detail.<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calculate values for accelerations and decelerations using <strong>gradients<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Calculate distances travelled and resultant displacements <strong>using area under 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