Class 11 Physics simulations · Motion in a Straight Line

Motion in one dimension

Follow a cart and watch its position graph curve as its velocity changes.

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What to notice

With constant acceleration, velocity changes steadily while the position graph bends.

Key relation

x = ut + ½at²

Try this

Set acceleration to zero. What happens to the graph?

What you can change

• Initial velocity: 1 to 18 m/s
• Acceleration: 0 to 5 m/s²

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