The gradient (slope) of a velocity-time graph represents acceleration, as it is calculated as the change in velocity (dependent variable) divided by the change in time (independent variable), which is the definition of acceleration.
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how to evaluate something like this. The gradient represent on a velocity-time graph. Comment your answer below. What we got to understand with any straight line is the gradient is the change in the dependent variable and the independent variable. So, the independent variable is the top of the gradient and the bottom of it is going to be the dependent variable. So, in this case here, it's change in velocity over change in time. Now, by definition, that means it is acceleration cuz acceleration means change in velocity over a change in time. So, the gradient of this line here is going to be um acceleration.
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