<p>When does evaluating the integral of velocity give you displacement, and when does it give you distance?</p>
<p>it gives you total distance traveled if you integrate the absolute value of velocity.</p>
<p>If velocity never changes sign, then the integral of velocity would = total distance traveled (although it may turn out negative)</p>
<p>and remember to include an initial value, if given...eg. x(0) = -8</p>
<p>If velocity never changes sign, then the integral of velocity would = total distance traveled (although it may turn out negative)</p>
<p>^so if velocity changes sign and its negative at some point then it would be displacement?</p>