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Question
Given below are the speed -time graphs. Match them with their corresponding motions :
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(a) Uniformity retared motion |
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(b) Non-uniformity acceleration |
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(c) Non-uniform motion |
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(d) uniform motion |
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Solution
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(d) uniform motion |
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(a) Uniformity retared motion |
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(b) Non-uniformity acceleration |
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(c) Non-uniform motion |
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