Velocity-time graph of various types of motion of a body.
The slope of velocity-time curve (representing the instantaneous acceleration) is zero.
Greater will be the slope of straight line OA, greater will be the instantaneous acceleration.
A) Here OA represents the instant velocity of the boy.
B) The area enclosed by the velocity-time figure with time axis represents the distance traveled by the body.
The slope of straight line with time axis, makes an angle θ>90⁰.
The slope of velocity-time curve (i.e. instantaneous acceleration) increases with time.
The slope of velocity-time curve (i.e. instantaneous acceleration) decreases with time.
- When a body is moving with a constant velocity, the velocity-time graph is a straight line AB parallel to time axis.
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| Velocity-time graph-1 |
The slope of velocity-time curve (representing the instantaneous acceleration) is zero.
- When a body is moving with a constant acceleration and its initial velocity is zero, the velocity-time curve is an oblique straight line, passing through origin.
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| Velocity-time graph-2 |
Greater will be the slope of straight line OA, greater will be the instantaneous acceleration.
- When a body is moving with a constant acceleration and its initial velocity is not zero, the velocity-time curve is an oblique straight line AB not passing through origin.
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| Velocity-time graph-3 |
A) Here OA represents the instant velocity of the boy.
B) The area enclosed by the velocity-time figure with time axis represents the distance traveled by the body.
- When a body is moving with a constant retardation and its initial velocity is not zero, the velocity-time curve is an oblique straight line AB not passing through origin.
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| Velocity-time graph-4 |
The slope of straight line with time axis, makes an angle θ>90⁰.
- When a body is moving with increasing acceleration, the velocity-time curve is a curve with bend upwards.
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| Velocity-time graph-5 |
The slope of velocity-time curve (i.e. instantaneous acceleration) increases with time.
- When a body is moving with decreasing acceleration, the velocity-time graph is a cure.
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| Velocity-time graph-6 |






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