How do you find the total distance and displacement as well as the average speed and velocity?

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How do you find the total distance and displacement as well as the average speed and velocity?

х (m)
100-
Position vs. time -
- Graph 4
►t (s)
20
-100-
O 2 4 6 8
10 12 14
16 18
v (m/s)
10
Velocity vs. time
t (sec)
20
-10
4 6 8
10 12 14
16 18
Motion diagram
X (m)
100
-100
-80
-60
-40 -20
20
40
60
80
t = 20.00 s
X = -49.50 m
V = -10.00 m/s
Play
Pause
« Step
Step >>
Reset
Initial position: -50 m
+50 m
-1
Velocity: -10 m/s
10 m/s
-10
Acceleration: -2.0 m/s/s
2 m/s/s
0.0
Match a position graph: Graph 1
Match a velocity graph: Graph 6
Graph 2
Graph 3
Graph 4
Graph 5
Graph 7
Graph 8
Graph 9
Graph 10
Or, just play with the simulation without matching: No match
Transcribed Image Text:х (m) 100- Position vs. time - - Graph 4 ►t (s) 20 -100- O 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 v (m/s) 10 Velocity vs. time t (sec) 20 -10 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Motion diagram X (m) 100 -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 20 40 60 80 t = 20.00 s X = -49.50 m V = -10.00 m/s Play Pause « Step Step >> Reset Initial position: -50 m +50 m -1 Velocity: -10 m/s 10 m/s -10 Acceleration: -2.0 m/s/s 2 m/s/s 0.0 Match a position graph: Graph 1 Match a velocity graph: Graph 6 Graph 2 Graph 3 Graph 4 Graph 5 Graph 7 Graph 8 Graph 9 Graph 10 Or, just play with the simulation without matching: No match
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two graphs which are drawn between position - time and the second one is velocity -time 

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the total distance and displacement as well as the average speed and velocity

 

 

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