Find the car's average velocity for the following time intervals: Time interval [1,3] feet/ second Time interval [2,3] feet/second

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The distance traveled by a car is given by the values in the following table. Fill in the blanks to answer this question.

| Time \( t \) (seconds) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance \( s \) (feet) | 0 | 16 | 35 | 71 | 112 | 179 |

Find the car’s average velocity for the following time intervals:

Time interval \[1,3\]: \_\_\_\_ feet/second

Time interval \[2,3\]: \_\_\_\_ feet/second
Transcribed Image Text:The distance traveled by a car is given by the values in the following table. Fill in the blanks to answer this question. | Time \( t \) (seconds) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Distance \( s \) (feet) | 0 | 16 | 35 | 71 | 112 | 179 | Find the car’s average velocity for the following time intervals: Time interval \[1,3\]: \_\_\_\_ feet/second Time interval \[2,3\]: \_\_\_\_ feet/second
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The average velocity between the time interval [1,3] is,

 

v=x3-x1t3-t1v=71 feet-16 feet3 seconds-1 secondsv=27.5 feet/second

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