Motion map of an object speeding up from rest

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A motion map of seven dots lettered A to G, the gaps between them growing from left to right, with dashed velocity arrows getting longer and an acceleration arrow labeled a pointing right above them — An object speeding up steadily from rest to 6 m/s over 6 s, as a dot every second, lettered A to G. Each gap is 1 m longer than the one before, and the velocity arrows get longer from dot to dot; the first dot, at rest, has none. The acceleration arrow above the dots points the way it moves.

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Answer key

A to B (0–6 s): speeding up from 0 to 6 m/s, a = 1 m/s²; 0 m to 18 m
Total displacement: 18 m
Distance traveled: 18 m

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