On a velocity versus time graph the quantity the area between the graph line and the x-axis represents the change in _______ of the object .

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Kayyagari · Answer 1 · 2020-05-27T01:53:13+0000

Should be the distance traveled.

Take, for instance, a straight line graph.

The enclosed area is a triangle and the area of the triangle is given by

A = 1/2 base * height.

Or in the case of velocity and time 1/2 v * t which is the distance traveled.