Acar speeds up from 12.0 m/s to 16.0 m/s in 8.0 s. the acceleration of the car is?

Vi=12m/s Vf=16m/s t=8s a=? a=Vf-Vi/t=16-12/8=4/8=1/2 a=0.5m/s^2

  distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.

explanation:

the instantaneous velocity = change in position/time taken

the slope of the graph should give instantaneous velocity.

  slope of a graph = change in value of y -axis / change in values of x -axis

  comparing both the equations

    change in value of y -axis = change in position

  change in values of x -axis = time taken

so position values should be on the y axis and time values should be on the x axis.

distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.