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Basic: Calculating displacement from v-t graphs

Problem

A penguin is trying to cross the street. Its velocity v as a function of time t is given in the graph below where rightwards is the positive velocity direction.
At what time does the penguin have the same position as t=0s?
Answer keeping one decimal place.
  • Your answer should be
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
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