The Position of a Car Is Given by the Values

question 129

Short Answer

The position of a car is given by the values in the following table. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline t \text { (seconds) } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\\hline s \text { (feet) } & 0 & 16 & 35 & 71 & 112 & 179 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Estimate the instantaneous velocity when $t = 2$ by averaging the velocities for the periods $[ 1,2 ]$ and $[ 2,3 ]$ .

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