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Instantaneous Velocity on the Moon Neil Armstrong throws a ball down into a crater on the moon. The height (in feet) of the ball from the bottom of the crater after seconds is given in the following table:
(a) Find the average velocity from to seconds.
(b) Find the average velocity from to seconds.
(c) Find the average velocity from to seconds.
(d) Using a graphing utility, find the quadratic function of best fit.
(e) Using the function found in part (d), determine the instantaneous velocity at second.
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To find: Instantaneous Velocity on the Moon Neil Armstrong throws a ball down into a crater on the moon. The height (in feet) of the ball from the bottom of the crater after seconds is given in the following table:
a. Find the average velocity from to seconds.
Answer to Problem 49AYU
Solution:
a.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
a. The average velocity from to is,
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To find: Instantaneous Velocity on the Moon Neil Armstrong throws a ball down into a crater on the moon. The height (in feet) of the ball from the bottom of the crater after seconds is given in the following table:
b. Find the average velocity from to seconds.
Answer to Problem 49AYU
Solution:
b.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
b. The average velocity from to is,
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To find: Instantaneous Velocity on the Moon Neil Armstrong throws a ball down into a crater on the moon. The height (in feet) of the ball from the bottom of the crater after seconds is given in the following table:
c. Find the average velocity from to seconds.
Answer to Problem 49AYU
Solution:
c.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
c. The average velocity from to is,
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To find: Instantaneous Velocity on the Moon Neil Armstrong throws a ball down into a crater on the moon. The height (in feet) of the ball from the bottom of the crater after seconds is given in the following table:
d. Using a graphing utility, find the quadratic function of best fit.
Answer to Problem 49AYU
Solution:
d.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
d. Using a graphing utility, find the quadratic function of best fit.
The quadratic function is .
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To find: Instantaneous Velocity on the Moon Neil Armstrong throws a ball down into a crater on the moon. The height (in feet) of the ball from the bottom of the crater after seconds is given in the following table:
e. Using the function found in part , determine the instantaneous velocity at second.
Answer to Problem 49AYU
Solution:
e.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
e. The instantaneous velocity of is the derivative : that is,
Replace by . the instantaneous velocity of the ball at time is,
The instantaneous velocity at is,
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