The following figure shows the velocity time plot for a

The following figure shows the velocity time plot for a particle traveling along a straight line. The distance covered by the particle from t = 0 to t = 5s is _______m.

Distance = Velocity × Time
Distance from t = 0 to t = 5s
= Area under the curve from t = 0 to t = 5

=		1	× 1 × 1 + 1 × 1 +	1	× 1 × 3 + 1 × 1 +	1	× 2 × 2 + 2 × 2
		2		2		2

=		1	+ 1 +	3	+	1	+ 2 + 4 = 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 10
		2		2		1