In a Submerged Trial Run of an Attack Submarine, a Reading

question 233

Multiple Choice

In a submerged trial run of an attack submarine, a reading of the submarine's velocity was made every quarter hour, as shown in the accompanying table. Use the trapezoidal rule to estimate the distance traveled by the submarine during the 2-hour period. Please round the answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

• A) 68.97 mi
• B) 69.62 mi
• C) 48.51 mi
• D) 51.88 mi
• E) 65.63 mi

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