For constant velocity, the area from 20–100 s is a rectangle: 3 × 80 = 240 m. For decreasing velocity, area from 100–120 s = ½(3+2)×20 = 50 m. Total displacement = 320 m; average acceleration = (2−0)/120 = 0.0167 ...
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No, objects A and B do not have equal velocity. On a position-time graph, velocity is represented by the slope of the graph. Their slopes are different, so their velocities are never equal.
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