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  • Mar 23, 2007, 03:40 AM
    kitty123000
    How to draw acceleration versus velocity graph when an object is falling?
    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!
  • Mar 23, 2007, 03:45 AM
    Capuchin
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    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.
  • Mar 23, 2007, 03:49 AM
    kitty123000
    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
  • Mar 23, 2007, 03:50 AM
    Capuchin
    Hmm, it would be a curve because it is proportional to the speed squared. You can flip the axes around easily.
  • Mar 23, 2007, 03:56 AM
    Capuchin
    There are some useful specifics on this page:

    Drag (physics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    That DO answer your question :)
  • Apr 22, 2012, 11:40 AM
    DivyaMaharaj
    Acceleration vs velocity... but what is the units for the gradient of that graph?
  • Apr 24, 2012, 11:03 AM
    physic
    $s=ut+\frac {1}{2}at^2$ this is displacement of an accelerated objects

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