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If a body covers unequal distances in equal intervals of time, its motion is called ____ motion.


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  1. If a body covers unequal distances in equal distances intervals of time, its motion is called ‘non-uniform motion’.
  2. Even if a body covers equal distances in equal intervals of time but it changes its direction, still its motion is said to be ‘non-uniform’.
  3. In the figure, the motion of this cyclist is non-uniform; she is covering unequal distances in equal intervals of time.
    Hence, If a body covers unequal distances in equal intervals of time, its motion is called non-uniform motion.


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