A Cyclist Starts from Rest and Travels 6

question 433

Essay

A cyclist starts from rest and travels 6.25 miles along a straight road in 15 minutes. Use the Mean-Value Theorem to show that at some instant during the trip his velocity was exactly 25 miles per hour.

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Definitions:

Emission

The process of expelling substances, in physiology it often refers to the movement of semen into the urethra prior to ejaculation.

Erection

The physiological process resulting in an increased blood flow into the penis, leading to its enlargement and firmness.

Primary Oocytes

Immature female germ cells that are arrested in prophase I of meiosis, present in the ovaries from birth.

Ovulated

The process in the female reproductive cycle where an ovary releases an egg (ovum) into the fallopian tube.