From 0f9b883b34faa875e0858e3c0a0ad050356472a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eggy Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 13:10:48 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] phys: area below graph is *change* in velocity --- docs/sph3u7.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/sph3u7.md b/docs/sph3u7.md index 36c0417..f2bf306 100644 --- a/docs/sph3u7.md +++ b/docs/sph3u7.md @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ The area below a velocity-time graph at a given time is equal to the displacemen An **acceleration-time graph** is similar to a velocity-time graph but replaces the velocity on the vertical axis with an object's acceleration instead. -The area below an acceleration-time graph at a given time is equal to the velocity at that time. +The area below an acceleration-time graph at a given time is equal to the change in velocity at that time. !!! note If there is any instantaneous jump on a position-, velocity-, or acceleration-time graph (which is impossible in reality but may be used to simplify matters), a dashed line must be used to connect the two sides to ensure that the line remains a function.