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East Carolina University Rate of Change Velocity Questions

Overview

A car is moving along a straight test track. The position in feet of the car, s(t), at various times t is measured, with the results shown use the table to answer the following:

(a) find the average velocity from 0-2 seconds (ft/s)

(b) Find the average velocity from 2-4 seconds (ft/s)

(c) Find the average velocity from 4-6 seconds (ft/s)

(d) Estimate the instantaneous velocity at 4 seconds using the formula for estimating the instantaneous rate (with h=2)

Chart provided t (seconds) s (t) (feet) 0 0 2 4 4 10 6 18