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a horizontal line on a distance - time graph represents an object
not moving
decelerating
accelerating
moving at a constant speed
In a distance - time graph, the slope of the line represents speed. The formula for slope \(m=\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}\), and in a distance - time graph, \(y\) represents distance (\(d\)) and \(x\) represents time (\(t\)), so \(m = \frac{\Delta d}{\Delta t}=v\) (speed). A horizontal line has a slope \(m = 0\). When \(m = 0\), \(\frac{\Delta d}{\Delta t}=0\), which means \(\Delta d=0\) (no change in distance over time). An object with no change in distance over time is not moving.
For decelerating, the slope of the distance - time graph would be decreasing (becoming less steep in the positive direction). For accelerating, the slope of the distance - time graph would be increasing (becoming steeper). For moving at a constant speed, the slope of the distance - time graph would be a non - zero constant.
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