You are driving a car away from home. Your velocity (miles per hour) t hours after noon is given by v(t) = -5t4 +45t3 - 140t2 + 180t. At noon you were 145 miles from home. At 3:15pm you were driving at a rate of miles per hour. (Round answer to nearest tenth.)

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You are driving a car away from home. Your velocity (miles per hour) t hours after noon is given by v(t) = -5t^4 + 45t^3 - 140t^2 + 180t. At noon you were 145 miles from home.

At 3:15 pm you were driving at a rate of ____ miles per hour. (Round answer to nearest tenth.)
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem Statement:** You are driving a car away from home. Your velocity (miles per hour) t hours after noon is given by v(t) = -5t^4 + 45t^3 - 140t^2 + 180t. At noon you were 145 miles from home. At 3:15 pm you were driving at a rate of ____ miles per hour. (Round answer to nearest tenth.)
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