A short-answer or multiple-choice question focused specifically on computing total distance (not displacement) by integrating |v(t)| over a given time interval, requiring identification of sign changes.
A race car is traveling on a straight track at a velocity of 80 meters per second when the brakes are applied at time $t = 0$ seconds. From time $t = 0$ to the moment the race car stops, the acceleration of the race car is given by $a ( t ) = - 6 t ^ { 2 } - t$ meters per second per second. During this time period, how far does the race car travel? (A) 188.229 m (B) 198.766 m (C) 260.042 m (D) 267.089 m
A particle moves along the $x$-axis. The velocity of the particle at time $t$ is $6 t - t ^ { 2 }$. What is the total distance traveled by the particle from time $t = 0$ to $t = 3$ ? (A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 18 (E) 27
The graph above gives the velocity, $v$, in ft/sec, of a car for $0 \leq t \leq 8$, where $t$ is the time in seconds. Of the following, which is the best estimate of the distance traveled by the car from $t = 0$ until the car comes to a complete stop? (A) 21 ft (B) 26 ft (C) 180 ft (D) 210 ft (E) 260 ft
The velocity $v ( t )$ at time $t ( t \geq 0 )$ of a point P moving on a number line is $$v ( t ) = - 2 t + 4$$ What is the distance traveled by point P from $t = 0$ to $t = 4$? [3 points] (1) 8 (2) 9 (3) 10 (4) 11 (5) 12
The velocity $v ( t )$ of a point P moving on a number line at time $t ( t \geq 0 )$ is $$v ( t ) = 2 t - 6$$ If the distance traveled by point P from time $t = 3$ to time $t = k$ ($k > 3$) is 25, what is the value of the constant $k$? [4 points] (1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 8 (4) 9 (5) 10
The velocity $v ( t )$ and acceleration $a ( t )$ of a point P moving on a number line at time $t$ ($t \geq 0$) satisfy the following conditions. (가) When $0 \leq t \leq 2$, $v ( t ) = 2 t ^ { 3 } - 8 t$. (나) When $t \geq 2$, $a ( t ) = 6 t + 4$. Find the distance traveled by point P from time $t = 0$ to $t = 3$. [4 points]