The velocity$-$time graph of a truck is plotted below

$(a)$ Calculate the magnitude of displacement of the truck in $15$ seconds.

$(b)$ During which part of the journey was the truck decelerating ?

$(c)$ Calculate the magnitude of average velocity of the truck.

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$(a)$ Displacement $=$ area under the graph

Area $=1 / 2 \times 5 \times 4+7 \times 4+1 / 2 \times 3 \times 4=44 m$

$(b)$ From $12$ to $15$ sec period.

$(c)$ Average velocity $=44 / 15=2.93 m s ^{-1}$

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