The Slope of a Tangent Line at a Given Time

question 85

Multiple Choice

The slope of a tangent line at a given time value on a velocity versus time graph gives

• A) displacement.
• B) instantaneous velocity.
• C) average velocity.
• D) instantaneous acceleration.
• E) average acceleration.

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