Question

What does a constant velocity look like on a displacement vs time graph?

Answer 1

A line with slope equal to the velocity.

Step-by-step explanation:

If one is in the presence of constant velocity, that means that at the quotient between displacement and time elapsed is a constant value, therefore one can write the following equation:

`(displacement)/(time) =constant`

therefore, solving for displacement we get:

`displacement= constant \,*\, time`

which if plotted with displacement (D) on the vertical axis and time (t) on the horizontal axis, renders a line with slope equal to the constant value of the velocity (v):

`D=v\,*\,t`