Graphical Representation of Motion

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Graphical Representation of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Graphical Analysis of Motion, Some Important Motion Graphs, Position - Time Graphs, Displacement - Time Graphs, Distance - Time Graphs, Speed-time Graph, Velocity - Time Graphs and Acceleration - Time Graphs.

Important Questions on Graphical Representation of Motion

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The speed verses time graph for a particle is shown in the figure. The distance travelled (in m) by the particle during the time interval t=0 to t=5 s will be __________ .

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An object is moving along x-axis. If its position x t (in meter) at any time t (in s) is given by the following graph, then the object is at rest about

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The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a straight line is given below. The displacement of the body in 10 s is

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A batsman hits a sixer and the ball touches the ground outside the cricket ground. Among the following graph, the one that describes the variation of the cricket ball's vertical velocity v with time between the time t1 as it hits the bat and time t2 when it touches the ground is

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Select the correct option for the object having a straight line motion represented by the following graph

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Which of the following  best represents a velocity time graph corresponding to the position time graph shown ?

θ1=θ2=120°

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An elevator is going up. The variation in the velocity of the elevator is as given in the graph. What is the height to which the elevator takes the passengers?


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The displacement time graph of two moving particles make angles of 30o  and 45o with the x - axis. The ratio of the two velocities is


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Shown below are the velocity and acceleration vectors for an object in several different types of motion. In which case is the object slowing down and turning to the right?

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The displacement-time graphs of two particles A and B are straight lines making angles of respectively 30° and 60° with the time axis. If the velocity of A is vA and that of B is vB, then the value of  vAvB is

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A body is travelling in a straight line with a uniformly increasing speed. Which one of the plots represents the distance s travelled with time t?

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Which of the following speed-time graphs exist in the nature?