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Question
Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a levelled, straight road. Their distance-time graphs are shown in the given figure. Which of the following is the correct statement regarding the motion of these cars?
Options
car A is faster than car D
car B is the slowest
car D is faster than the car C
car C is the slowest
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Solution
The slope of distance time graph gives the speed or the measure of rate of change of distance per unit time. So, the answer is,
(b) Car B is the slowest
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