Question
Physics Question on Motion in a straight line
Look at the graphs (a) to (d) carefully and state, with reasons, which of these cannot possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle.
a. The given x-t graph, shown in (a), does not represent one-dimensional motion of the particle.
This is because a particle cannot have two positions at the same instant of time.
b. The given v-t graph, shown in (b), does not represent one-dimensional motion of the particle.
This is because a particle can never have two values of velocity at the same instant of time.
c. The given v-t graph, shown in (c), does not represent one particle.
This is because speed being a scalar quantity cannot be negative.
d. The given v-t graph, shown in (d), does not represent one particle.
This is because the total path length travelled by the particle cannot decrease with time.