How to plot your graph. A distance/time graph shows time on one axis (x) and distance on the other axis (y). It is important to plot the important information from the problem.

With this distance and time value, I can simply plug it into the kinematic equation and solve for the acceleration. This would give an acceleration of 0.1053 m/s 2 .

The side-by-side tool format features two airplanes (each flying at a constant speed) on merging jet routes, the corresponding distance-vs.-time graphs, and the corresponding linear equations.