What will the acceleration–time graph of this velocity–time graph look like? Draw and explain.
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The acceleration-time graph of a velocity-time graph is simply the derivative of the velocity-time graph. In this case, the velocity-time graph is a straight line with a positive slope, indicating a constant acceleration.
Since the acceleration is constant, the acceleration-time graph will be a horizontal line at the value of the acceleration. This graph will start at the same time point as the velocity-time graph and continue indefinitely with the same acceleration value.
So, the acceleration-time graph will be a horizontal line at a positive value, indicating constant acceleration.