Explain, in one or two sentences, how a particle’s velocity changing sign on an…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus AB · Applications of Integration · Applications of Integration

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Explain, in one or two sentences, how a particle’s velocity changing sign on an interval can cause ∫06v(t) dt\int_{0}^{6} v(t)\,dt to be smaller in magnitude than ∫06∣v(t)∣ dt\int_{0}^{6} |v(t)|\,dt.

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