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kitty123000
Mar 23, 2007, 03:40 AM
Do you guys know what would be the curve looks like in the acceleration versus velocity graph? (including the air resistance when an object is falling)
Thank you!

Capuchin
Mar 23, 2007, 03:45 AM
That's a bit of a weird graph to draw, but here you go:

This is assuming that the force due to air resistance is proportional to speed, but it might actually be the square of speed or something.

kitty123000
Mar 23, 2007, 03:49 AM
thank you for showing.
but doesn't it look like a straight line or a curve? And also I am wondering a vs v, which is acceleration as y-axis and velocity in x-axis.
thanks

Capuchin
Mar 23, 2007, 03:50 AM
Hmm, it would be a curve because it is proportional to the speed squared. You can flip the axes around easily.

Capuchin
Mar 23, 2007, 03:56 AM
There are some useful specifics on this page:

Drag (physics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_resistance)

That DO answer your question :)

DivyaMaharaj
Apr 22, 2012, 11:40 AM
Acceleration vs velocity... but what is the units for the gradient of that graph?

physic
Apr 24, 2012, 11:03 AM
$s=ut+\frac {1}{2}at^2$ this is displacement of an accelerated objects