Question

question.
position vs. time
how is an object moving in relation to
the origin in the red portion of the
graph?
it is not moving during this time frame.
it is moving away from the point of origin.
it is moving toward the point of origin.

Explanation:

In a position - time graph, the slope represents velocity. For the red portion of the graph, as time increases, the position of the object (measured from the origin) is increasing. When the position from the origin is increasing over time, the object is moving away from the origin. If the position was constant, it would be not moving, and if the position was decreasing, it would be moving toward the origin. Since in the red part, position vs. time has a positive slope (position is increasing with time), the object is moving away from the origin.

Answer:

It is moving away from the point of origin.