Dikshant SavantApr 15, 2026
Understanding Velocity-Time Graphs 📈
11views
Understanding Velocity-Time Graphs 📈
Dikshant Savant·Apr 15, 2026
This video explains how to interpret a velocity-time graph using the example of a bouncing ball. It breaks down the motion into specific stages, showing how velocity changes as the ball falls and rebounds.
Chapters
00:00
Introduction
Overview of the physics question being addressed
00:11
Velocity-Time Graph Analysis
01:42
Community Invitation
Transcript
00:00
Hi, I saw your question, so let's get into it.
00:04
Very interesting one.
00:05
So basically, let me just select this pen.
00:09
Okay?
00:10
So this is like a velocity time graph and looks complicated, but if I actually give you an example, look at it this way.
00:19
So this is actually, let's say if a ball is dropped from some height, okay?
00:24
And once it falls, it automatically changes direction, then falls and automatically changes direction and keeps falling like this.
00:31
Right?
00:33
So this is the same graph over here where, the velocity starts from zero over here at this point, right?
00:41
And as it reaches, it generates, sorry, it gets to a very high velocity, let's say V1, and then suddenly it changes.
00:52
Okay?
00:52
So suddenly it becomes from positive to negative, it changes direction and the ball comes up.
01:00
And then slowly it becomes zero again.
01:02
So this is that point where it becomes zero again.
01:06
So if I say this is A, B, C, D.
01:12
So, so this is A.
01:14
This is B, where it has the highest velocity just before this is C, where it changes direction.
01:21
And this is D, where it reaches its highest point.
01:23
And then you can again guess if this is E.
01:27
Basically, the velocity again increases from zero.
01:30
So this has started falling down again and reaches.
01:33
And then again, it changes direction as it hits the floor for the second time.
01:40
So hopefully that made sense.
01:41
If you have any such questions, I have a school community, that I can show you, join that.
01:48
It's free for the first hundred students.
01:51
Okay, so here is my community.
01:57
hopefully this is visible to you.
02:00
If not, let me actually share this.
02:04
Yeah, so this is the community.
02:12
Yeah, let me paste it over here.
02:14
and hopefully this gives you a good idea of how you can reach me for further questions.
02:18
Absolutely free for the first hundred students.
02:21
Okay, I'll see you there.
Comments
Comments
No comments yet