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Look at the graphs (a) to (d) carefully and state, with reasons, which of these cannot possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle.
 
Graph a to d possibly representing one-dimensional motion of a particle

Updated On: Jan 21, 2026
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Solution and Explanation

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. 

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