Worked example: distance and displacement from position-time graphs
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Worked examples finding displacement and distance from position-time graphs.

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English
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Khan Academy
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Khan Academy
Distance and displacement in one dimension
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Using a one-dimensional number line to visualise and calculate distance and displacement.

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English
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Khan Academy
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Sal Khan
Distance and displacement introduction
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An introduction to the difference between distance traveled and displacement.

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English
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Khan Academy
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Creator/Author
Sal Khan
Motion in One Dimension
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This unit is about how things move along a straight line or, more scientifically, how things move in one dimension. Examples of this would be the movement (motion) of cars along a straight road or of trains along straight railway tracks.

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English
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Department of Higher Education
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Leigh Kleynhans
Motion in One Dimension
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In this chapter, you will learn why it is important to identify a reference frame in order to clearly describe motion. For now, the motion you describe will be one-dimensional. Within this context, you will learn the difference between distance and displacement as well as the difference between speed and velocity. Then you will look at some graphing and problem-solving techniques.

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English
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openstax
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Openstax