The Average Speed of a Vehicle on a Stretch of a Route

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Short Answer

The average speed of a vehicle on a stretch of a route between 6 A.M. and 10 A.M. on a typical weekday is approximated by the function
​ , where is measured in miles per hour and is measured in hours, with corresponding to 6 A.M.​
At what time of the morning commute is the traffic moving at the slowest rate? What is the average speed of a vehicle at that time?
time = __________ A.M.​
average speed = __________ mph

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