Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 2 - Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension - Misconceptual Questions - Page 42: 9

Answer

Choice A.

Work Step by Step

The slope of the position versus time curve is the velocity. Increasing speed means that the slope must be getting larger in magnitude. This is only true for the first graph.
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