The position of a particle at the time is
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Rewrite the position function as .
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Find the velocity function .
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Find the total distance.
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The total distance is.
is positive when
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Solution of is
and
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is negative when
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Solution of is
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The limits of the integral is .
is positive over the interval
and
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is negative over the interval
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The total distance
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The total distance is units.
The total distance is units.