Answer
$s_T=980$ m
Work Step by Step
The total distance traveled is equal to the area under the graph.
$s_T=\frac{1}{2}(20)(16)+\frac{1}{2}(40-20)(16+21)+\frac{1}{2}(60-40)(21+24)=980$ m
Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)
by Hibbeler, Russell C.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0133915425
ISBN 13:
978-0-13391-542-6
Chapter 12 - Kinematics of a Particle - Section 12.3 - Rectilinear Kinematics: Erratic Motion - Problems - Page 32: 59
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