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Sketch a speed-time graph for a body moving with uniformly changing speed? OR What would be the shape of a speed-time graph of a body moving with uniformly changing speed?

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An object moving with uniformly changing speed (uniform acceleration):

Let the speed of an object be changing uniformly. In such a case speed is changing at a constant rate. Thus, its speed-time graph would be a straight line.

A straight line means that the object is moving with uniform acceleration. The slope of the line gives the magnitude of its acceleration.

Speed-time graph gives a negative slope. Thus, the object has a deceleration of 0.4ms-2.

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