The acceleration of a particle traveling along the x-axis is given by a(t) = t2 - 2t. What is the position of the particle at t = 2 if at t = 0 it is one unit to the right of the origin and at t = 4 is 3 units to the left of the origin?

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The acceleration of a particle traveling along the x-axis is given by a(t) = t2 - 2t. What is the position of the particle at t = 2 if at t = 0 it is one unit to the right of the origin and at t = 4 is 3 units to the left of the origin?

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