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1-37.
A car travels at a rate of
Sketch a velocity graph and label the axes with the correct units.
Shade the area under the curve for
. What does this area represent? The area represents distance traveled (or displacement) between
and . What are the units of the area? Explain how you know.
The shape is a trapezoid.
baseand base are vertical, so they represent velocity
Height is horizontal, so it represents time, in hours. Evaluate the area of a trapezoid. Simplify the units.Compute the distance traveled for
. Find
.
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