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Analyzing motion problems (integral calculus)

AP.CALC: CHA‑4 (EU), CHA‑4.C (LO), CHA‑4.C.1 (EK)

Problem

Divya received the following problem:
A particle moves in a straight line with velocity v, left parenthesis, t, right parenthesis, equals, square root of, 3, t, minus, 1, end square root meters per second, where t is time in seconds. At t, equals, 2, the particle's distance from the starting point was 8 meters in the positive direction. What is the particle's position at t, equals, 7 seconds?
Which expression should Divya use to solve the problem?
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