Suppose that you travel 30 miles/hour for 2 hours, then 40 miles/hour for 1/2 hour, then 20 miles/hour for 4 hours. (a) What is the total distance you traveled? (b) Sketch a graph of the velocity function for this trip. (c) Represent the total distance traveled on your graph in part (b).
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A car starts moving at time t = 0 and goes faster and faster. Its velocity is shown in the following table. Estimate how far the car travels during the 12 seconds. t (seconds) 0 3 6 9 12 Velocity (ft/sec) 0 10 25 45 75
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The first step in solving 5.1 problem number 5 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: A car starts moving at time t = 0 and goes faster and faster. Its velocity is shown in the following table. Estimate how far the car travels during the 12 seconds. t (seconds) 0 3 6 9 12 Velocity (ft/sec) 0 10 25 45 75
From the textbook chapter DISTANCE AND ACCUMULATED CHANGE you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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