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Which of the following desribes a displacement vs. time graph that looks like

this?
Time
A. constant non-zero acceleration
B. increasing velocity
C. constant velocity
D. decreasing acceleration

Which of the following desribes a displacement vs. time graph that looks like this-example-1

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It would a constant non-zero acceleration because acceleration (the second derivative of position) is what determines concavity, and if it is positive, the graph of position/displacement will be concave UP. The acceleration is constant, so velocity is increasing at a constant rate. Therefore, position would be increasing at an exponential rate.
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