What does the slope of a displacement$-$time graph represent ? Can displacement$-$time sketch be parallel to the displacement axis ? Give reason to your answer.

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The slope of a displacement$-$time graph gives the velocity. The displacement$-$time graph can never be a straight line, parallel to the displacement axis because it would mean that the distance covered by the body in a certain direction is increasing without any increase in which is impossible.

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