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How to calculate traveled distance with non-constant acceleration in time?

I know this formula $D = vt + \frac{1}{2}at^2$ for calculating the distance given initial velocity, time and acceleration. But what if my acceleration is not static, but increasing exponentially ...
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Why is position proportional to time squared?

Now I know some of the obvious answers to this, such as if you integrate the acceleration twice, you’ll get time squared, but what I’m really looking for is more of an intuitive answer. One of the ...
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