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Basic problem to illustrate graphical representation of position and velocity. |
Consider the coordinate system shown above. At x = -1 block is a cafeteria, at x=0 blocks is a dorm, the physics building is at x = + 2 blocks and the library is at x = +3 blocks. The positive x direction points east. Shown below is a graph of a trip made by a physics student.
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