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FA1 P · Q3 · A.1 Kinematics · velocity–time graphs of projectiles

Practice Q3: a ball thrown from A to B (velocity graphs)

Completing a vertical velocity graph, maximum height from an area, finding the horizontal component, and sketching V_h.

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Graph skills for projectiles: extend the line, take an area, then draw the flat horizontal velocity.

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