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  4. The displacement time graph of a moving particle is shown below. The instantaneous velocities of the particle is negative at a point:

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Q. The displacement time graph of a moving particle is shown below. The instantaneous velocities of the particle is negative at a point:Physics Question Image

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Solution:

Instantaneous velocity is given by the slope of a displacement time graph. The only part of the graph with negative slope is point E. Hence at point E, velocity of the graph is negative.