Thread: velocity and tangent problem

The displacement (in meters) of an object moving in a straight line is given by where t is measured in seconds.

Use to find average velocity:


1) Find average velocity over each time period.
a) [1,3]
b)[1,2]

Originally Posted by yoman360

The displacement (in meters) of an object moving in a straight line is given by where t is measured in seconds.

Use to find average velocity:


1) Find average velocity over each time period.
a) [1,3]
b)[1,2]

You have everything you need to do written here! The rest is just arithmetic. In the first problem a= 1 and h= 3-1= 2 so that a+ h= 3.
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