For the position-time graph shown, what was the total displacement traveled during the first 10 seconds?
Options
A
500 m
B
100 m
C
1000 m
D
10 m
Answer & Analysis
Answer
B
Analysis
Displacement is defined as the change in
position of an object. Mathematically, if is the initial position and
is the final position, then the displacement .
Identify the initial and final positions
from the graph:
At , the position of the athlete (the graph starts at the origin
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