Graphical Representation of Motion

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Graphical Representation of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Slope of Distance-time Graphs, Slope of Velocity-time Graphs,Distance-time Graphs and Velocity-time Graphs etc.

Important Questions on Graphical Representation of Motion

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The position-time graphs for two students A and B returning from the school to their homes are shown in figure.

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(A) A lives closer to the school

(B) B lives closer to the school

(C) A takes lesser time to reach home

(D) A travels faster than B

(E) B travels faster than A

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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The ratio of velocity of two objects A and B is 1:3. If the position-time graph of object A is inclined to time axis 

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Which one of the following represents the displacement-time graph of two objects A and B moving with zero relative speed :-

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The displacement time graph of a particle moving along a straight path is as shown in the figure. What is the average velocity of the particle?

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 Distance (S) travelled by a particle has been plotted with time (t).
Is it possible that the particle has zero displacement in the first 5 s of its motion?

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The velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is shown in the figure. The instantaneous acceleration of the particle is negative at the point 

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What does area of OABC in the following graph represent?

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What is a distance time graph?

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A particle starts from rest moves in 1D with uniform acceleration 2 m s-2 for 30 s, then it applies brakes, retards uniformly and stops in next 60 s. Draw its s vs t graph, v vs t graph and a vs t graph.

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Figure shows position vs time graph for a particle moving along x-axis. Consider the motion during two time durations :D1from time t1 to time t2 and D2 from time t3 to time t4. Speed of the particle is increasing:

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Following graph shows position s vs time t graph of a particle in 1D motion. Find the average velocity between times 0 to 8 s. Find the instantaneous velocities at times t=1 s, 3 s, 5 s, 7 s, 6 s.

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Speed time graph of a particle moving along a fixed direction is as shown in figure. The average speed of the particle between 5 s to 15 s is

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The figure shows the velocity (v) of a particle moving on a straight line plotted against time (t).Question Image

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The position-time graph of two objects A and B is shown in the figure. What is the ratio of the velocities of object A with the velocity of object B?

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The graph in figure shows the movement of a car over a period of 50 s. What distance was travelled by the car while its speed was decreasing?

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Is it compulsory to start displacement time graph from origin? (Yes, No)

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Which graph gives the velocity as its slope?

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For the following velocity - time graph, the average speed for the motion during the first 80 s is

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Will a body possess both distance-time graph and displacement time graph? If so, also explain about its velocity-time graph and speed-time graph.

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In distance-time graph, why is the speed always positive even if the gradient is negative?