Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 2, Problem 34AP
In Figure 2.11b, the area under the velocity–time graph and between the vertical axis and time t (vertical dashed line) represents the displacement. As shown, this area consists of a rectangle and a triangle. (a) Compute their areas. (b) Explain how the sum of the two areas compares with the expression on the right-hand side of Equation 2.16.
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