Edexcel IGCSE Physics 1.9 Distance From Velocity Time Graphs Questions

Practise using the area under velocity-time graphs to find distance, including triangular, rectangular and trapezium sections for vehicles or falling objects.

Exam points

state that distance travelled is the area between a velocity-time graph and the time axis
calculate distance by splitting the graph into triangles, rectangles or a trapezium
estimate distance from a graph scale and choose the closest value in metres

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The diagram shows a velocity-time graph for a car from the time the driver sees an obstacle in the road until the car comes to rest.

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Calculate the braking distance of the car.

braking distance = ............ m

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