Question

The area enclosed by the velocity-time sketch below the time axis represents

• A. positive displacement
• B. negative displacement
• C. zero displacement
• D. total displacement

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

negative displacement

Area enclosed by a velocity-time sketch with time axis represents velocity $\times$ time = displacement.
Velocity being a vector quantity, area under time axis corresponds to negative velocity $\times$ time = negative displacement.