Foundation
Physics Foundation
graph in motion
Question
The displacement-time graph of a moving particle is as shown in the figure. The instantaneous velocity of the particle is negative at the point
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Solution
The velocity is
v = dx/dt
The instantaneous velocity is given by the slope of the displacement time graph.
Since slope is negative at point E, instantaneous velocity is negative at E.