Question

Im plotting a distance vs time squared graph what should it look like?

Answer 1

the graph is to get acceleration of something. so what you have do to is to put the distance on the y axis and make some units for that. On the x axis you have to put the seconds or what ever time units your using and square them. so for instance you would have 1^2,2^2,3^3.... like that for each unit.

Answer 2

Well im doing that but the point are all over the place, the graph doesnt make sense

Answer 3

what was the experiment that you did?

Answer 4

Im doing an experiment to test horizontal motion on an inclined plane using equations of motion

Answer 5

so its like a projectile or free fall problem?

Answer 6

yeah i guess

Answer 7

so basically if you know the concepts there is no acceleration in the x direction and there should be acceleration of gravity in the y direction. If you just plot the distance versus time of the x direction there would be just a straight line. If you plot the distance versus time of the y direction then you would get like a parabola. Thats why you have to use distance versus time squared so you get a straight line, at least pretty close to that. I don't know too much about your experiment but hopefully this will be of some use to you.

Answer 8

so my graph is wrong then

Answer 9

does it matter if the distances are not in order from largest to greatest

Answer 10

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Answer 11

there should be some order