2007-10-24 07:05:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Nothing. They are generally speaking are independent variables.
2007-10-24 07:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Alexey V 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well by definition you would be plotting a change in mass of something as a function of acceleration.
Solids don't change mass unless you're approaching the speed of light. So I can't think of a situation where an objects mass changed with accel.
Fluids don't easily change density, so you wouldn't have a graph of a the mass of a given volume of liquid changing with accel. however if a container of a fluid was to accelerate the liquid would undergo a transient change in position in the container. maybe that 'mass' would be the mass of fluid in a certain part of the container...?
gases do compress, so it would be conceivable that you might need to graph mass (or more likely density or mass-flow-rate) of a gas as it goes through an acceleration, maybe in a nozzle or expanision chamber.
Need more info to say what your graph represents, but there're some thoughts.
2007-10-24 08:01:48 · answer #2 · answered by Piglet O 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to figure this out is to try multiplying the axis together (ie. m/ss * 1/kg) as well as dividing the two. So, m/ss * 1/kg = m/ssKg, doesn't really mean much (technically this is the area of the graph, but it's not useful in this case). But m/ss / 1/kg = kg m/ss = Newtons When you divide the two, you are effectively finding the units of the slope (ie. rise / run --> y / x). Therefore, the slope is the force, and if it is linear it means the force is constant.
2016-05-25 12:42:41 · answer #3 · answered by janene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋