A particle moves along the x-axis so that its position at time 0 ≤ t ≤ 18 is given by x(t), whose graph is shown in the figure below. Find the total distance traveled by the particle on the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 18. ∞ 7 9 5 4 3 2 1 -2 -1 -1 -2 -3 ာ း မှာ မှ ထု -4 -6 -8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 x

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A particle moves along the x-axis so that its position at time 0 ≤ t ≤ 18 is given by
x(t), whose graph is shown in the figure below. Find the total distance traveled by
the particle on the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 18.
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-2 -1
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-2
-3
-4
-5
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-8
1 23
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
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Transcribed Image Text:A particle moves along the x-axis so that its position at time 0 ≤ t ≤ 18 is given by x(t), whose graph is shown in the figure below. Find the total distance traveled by the particle on the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 18. 8 7 6 5 -2 -1 4 32 1 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 x
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