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The picture shows a plot of velocity versus time for a particle that travels along a straight line with a varying velocity.

  • What is the initial velocity of the particle, v0?
  • What is the displacement Δx of the particle?  
  • What is the average acceleration aav of the particle over the first 20.0 seconds?
  • What is the instantaneous acceleration a of the particle at t=45.0s?  
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