A particle accelerates from rest at a constant rate for sometime and attains a constant velocity of $8\, m s ^{-1}$. Afterwards it decelerates with a constant rate and comes to rest. If the total time taken is $4$ second, the distance travelled is

  • A

    $32$ metre

  • B

    $16$ metre

  • C

    $4$ metre

  • D

    insufficient data

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