A particle is moving in a straight line according to the linear position function s(t)=t^3−9t^2+ 24t, where "s" is measured in feet and "t" is measured in seconds. Find the total distance traveled by the particle in the first six seconds (in other words, in the time interval 0≤t≤6).

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A particle is moving in a straight line according to the linear position function s(t)=t^3−9t^2+ 24t, where "s" is measured in feet and "t" is measured in seconds. Find the total distance traveled by the particle in the first six seconds (in other words, in the time interval 0≤t≤6).

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