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Question
Draw velocity-time graph to show:
Zero acceleration
Write a sentence to explain the shape of graph.
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Solution
As slope of velocity time graph gives acceleration. So motion with zero acceleration is represented by line having zero zero slope with time axis or a line parallel to the time axis.
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