The displacement-time graph of a freely falling body is

a straight line parallel to the time axis

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a straight line parallel to the displacement axis

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a curve

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can not be drawn

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Solution

The correct option is D a curve
A body falling freely undergoes a uniformly accelerated motion.
So, at equal intervals of time, the displacement increases non-uniformly as time progresses.
The displace-time graph for a freely falling body is thus a curve.

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What can you say about the nature of motion of a body if its displacement-time graph is

(a) a straight line parallel to time axis?

(b) a straight line inclined to the time axis with an acute angle?

(d) a curve?

The displacement-time graph can never be a straight line parallel to x axis. Why?

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