Below Is the Graph of the Velocity, in Feet Per

question 9

Multiple Choice

Below is the graph of the velocity, in feet per second, of a hat that is thrown up in the air from ground level.Positive velocity means upward motion. [Note that this is the graph of velocity, not distance.] About how big is the average speed over the first 4 seconds?

• A)13.1 ft/sec
• B)10.8 ft/sec
• C)6.8 ft/sec
• D)4.4 ft/sec

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