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Simonds Portland Community College Given Information Gino drove exactly 60 miles between 3 PM and 4 PM. Question How fast was Gino driving right at 3:30 PM? How the heck should I know? We know that Gino’s average speed over the entire hour was 60 mph but we have absolutely no idea what his instantaneous speed was at any time during that hour.
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Simonds Portland Community College Definition The average velocity of an object moving along a numbered line is: Change in position Elapsed time = p(t) p(t) t
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Simonds Portland Community College 100 ft 80 ft 60 ft 40 ft 20 ft 0 ft P(1 sec) 54 ft P(0 sec) 0 ft P(2 sec) 72 ft The average velocity over the first second was 54 ft/sec. The average velocity over the second second was 18 ft/sec. What was the instantaneous velocity exactly 1 second into the flight? Definition The average velocity of an object moving along a numbered line is: Change in position Elapsed time = p(t) p(t) t
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Simonds Portland Community College Definition The instantaneous velocity of an object moving along a numbered line is: p(t) p(t) t lim t 0 37.84 ft/sec[54, 54.3784][1, 1.01] 36.4 ft/sec[54, 57.64][1, 1.1] 18 ft/sec[54, 72][1, 2] Average Velocity Positions (ft) Time interval (sec) 100 ft 80 ft 60 ft 40 ft 20 ft 0 ft P(1 sec) 54 ft P(0 sec) 0 ft P(2 sec) 72 ft The average velocity over the first second was 54 ft/sec. The average velocity over the second second was 18 ft/sec. What was the instantaneous velocity exactly 1 second into the flight?
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