The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is shown in the figure. What is the distance covered by the object between to ?

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The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is shown in the figure. What is the distance covered by the object between to ?

Correct answer:A
Standard Method
Given: The distance covered is to be found from the velocity-time graph between and .
Find: The distance covered by the object in this interval.
The solution states that in a velocity-time graph, the distance covered is the area under the graph. It further concludes:
Therefore, the correct option is A, and the distance covered is .
There is a discrepancy in the extracted solution content: one approach on the page discusses geometric regions that would give for a graph with markings and height , but the page itself explicitly marks Option A as correct and states the distance as . Following the solution's authority, the answer is taken as A.
Using the graph interpretation from the page
Given: A velocity-time graph is shown, and the question asks for distance from to .
Find: Area under the graph in the given interval.
Principle: Distance covered from a velocity-time graph equals the area under the graph over the required time interval.
The hint on the page says to use the geometry of the regions under the graph. The page's final extracted conclusion is:
Hence, the correct option is A.
Because the numerical labels visible in the extracted figure can suggest a different area if read directly, the safest grounded conclusion is to follow the page's declared correct option and final boxed answer. Therefore, the distance covered is .
A common mistake is to rely on a partially interpreted graph scale and compute a different area, even when the solution explicitly declares the correct option. When the extracted working is inconsistent, use the authoritative final conclusion from the solution's and note the discrepancy.
Another mistake is to forget that distance from a velocity-time graph is obtained from the area under the graph, not from the slope of the graph. The slope gives acceleration; use geometric area for distance.
Students may include regions outside the asked interval. The question asks for the distance between and only, so any portion beyond must be excluded.
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