Displacemnent-Time Graph for Various Types of Motion of a Body

Description of motion Featureofgraph

Shape of graph
Displacement

For a stationary body, the displacement of straight line AB

|Ihe slope instantaneous
(representing
time graph is a straight line AB parallel S= Constant
to the time axis. -B
velocity) is zero.
Time
Displacement

When a body is moving with constant slope of straightline

Greateris the
velocity, the displacement-time graph will S= vt greater will be the velocity.
be astraight line OA, inclined to time axis. OA,
Time
Displacement

of
displacement-time
When a body is moving with a constant 1 The slope instantaneous velocity)
acceleration, the displacement-time graph s=a 2 curve (i.e.,
increases with time.
is a curve which bend upwards.
Time
Displacement

When a body is moving with constant 1 The slope of displacement-time

velocity)
retardation, the displacement-time graph (sz--at
2 curve (i.e., instantaneous
is a curve which bend downwards. decreases with time.
Time
Displacement
B
When a body is moving with infinite Is= oo

velocity, the displacement-time curve is a Such amotion of the body is

straight line AB parallel to displacement never possible.
axis. A Time
Displacement
When a body returns back towards the The displacement of the body
original point of reference while moving with S= -vt
decreases with time with respect to
uniform negative velocity, the displacement > 90° the reference point, till it becomes
time graph is an oblique straight line AB, zero.
making an angle > 90 with the time axis. B Time

Velocity-Time Graph for Various Types of Motion of a Body

Description of motion Shape of graph Feature of graph

Velocity
When a body is moving with a constant V=Constant
The slope of this graph
velocity, the velocity-time graph is a -B
(representing the instantaneous
straight line AB parallel to time axis. acceleration) is zero.
Time
 When a body is moving with a constant Velocity
acceleration and its initial velocity is zero, A
Greater is the slope of straight
the velocity-time graph is an oblique V= at line OA, greater will be the
straight line, passing through the origin. instantaneous acceleration.
Time

When a body is moving with a constant Velocity

/ v =+ a t
|(i) Here OA represents the initial
acceleration and its initial velocity is not velocity of the body.
zero, the velocity-time graph is an oblique (ii) The area enclosed by the
straight line AB not passing through the Time velocity-time graph with time axis
origin. represents the distance travelled by
the body.
AVeloCIty
When a body is moving with increasing The slope of
acceleration, the velocity-time graph is a velocity-time graph
(i.e., instantaneous acceleration
curve which bend upwards. |increases with time.
Time

When a body is moving with a constant Velocity

retardation and its initial velocity is not V=-at
The slope of this straight line with
B
zero, the velocity-time graph is an oblique time axis, makes an angle 0> 90°.
straight line not passing through the origin. Time

Acceleration-Time Graph for Various Types of Motion of a Body

Description of motion Shape of graph Feature of graph
Acceleration

When a body is moving with constant The area enclosed by acceleration

acceleration, the acceleration-time graph a= constant
-B timegraph for the given time gives
|is astraight line AB parallel to time axis. |the velocity of the body.
Time

Acceleration

When a body is moving with constant kt

The body is moving with constant
increasing acceleration, the acceleration lacceleration and slopeof straight
time graph is a straight line OA. line OA, makes an angle < 90
with timne axis.
Time'

Acceleration

When a body is moving with constant The body is moving with negative
decreasing acceleration, the acceleration a=-kt acceleration and slope of straight
time graph is a straight line. line makes an angle 0 > 90° with
|time axis.
Time