For the velocity-time graph shown, what is the average velocity of the object over the entire 30 seconds?
To determine the average velocity, we need to find the displacement first:
We can calculate the area of the polygon formed by the graph with the time – axis.
From to
The area of a trapezoid , where and are the parallel sides and is the height. Here, , , and .
So .
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