For the position function s(t)=15/t+1, complete the following table with the appropriate average velocities. Then make a conjecture about the value of the instantaneous velocity at t=0 time intervals: [0,1] [0,0.5] [0,0.1] [0,0.01] [0,0.001]

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For the position function s(t)=15/t+1, complete the following table with the appropriate average velocities. Then make a conjecture about the value of the instantaneous velocity at t=0

time intervals: [0,1] [0,0.5] [0,0.1] [0,0.01] [0,0.001]

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