An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration along the +x-axis. A graph of the position x as a function of time for this object is A. a horizontal straight line. B. a vertical straight line. C. a straight line making an angle with the time axis. D. a parabolic curve.

An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration along the +x-axis. A graph of the position x as a function of time for this object is A. a horizontal straight line. B. a vertical straight line. C. a straight line making an angle with the time axis. D. a parabolic curve.

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration along the +x-axis. A graph of the position x as a function of time for this object is

A. a horizontal straight line.

B. a vertical straight line.

C. a straight line making an angle with the time axis.

D. a parabolic curve.

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