Calculus: Early Transcendentals
8th Edition
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Author:James Stewart
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Chapter1: Functions And Models
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RCC: (a) What is a function? What are its domain and range? (b) What is the graph of a function? (c) How...
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Transcribed Image Text:d) From t = 140 to t = 150
Average Velocity
=
e) Estimate the instantaneous vertical velocity at t
to parts c) and d).
Average Velocity
m/s
CHECK ANSWER
m/s
140 by averaging your answers

Transcribed Image Text:In 2018, SpaceX performed the inaugural launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying a
Tesla Roadster belonging to SpaceX founder Elon Musk. The table below shows the
rocket's altitude in kilometers at various times t, measured in seconds.
t (in seconds) s (in kilometers)
a) From t
86
b) From t
102
115
c) From t
129
140
150
=
Average Velocity
Find the average vertical velocity of the rocket, in meters per second, during each of
the following intervals. Round to two decimal places.
=
86 to t
Average Velocity
=
=
115 to t =
129 to t
18
26
-
34
42
50
58
140
140
140
m/s
m/s
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