Assertion: The position-time graph of a uniform motion in one dimension of a body can have negative slope. Reason : If the body is moving in the opposite direction of positive motion, then its speed is negative.

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Assertion: The position-time graph of a uniform motion in one dimension of a body can have negative slope. Reason : If the body is moving in the opposite direction of positive motion, then its speed is negative., Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion., Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion, Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect, Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.

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Negative slope of position time graph represents that the body is moving towards the negative direction and if the slope of the graph decrease with time then it represents the decrease in speed i.e. retardation in motion.

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