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AP®︎/College Physics 1

Course: AP®︎/College Physics 1 > Unit 1

Lesson 4: Velocity and speed from graphs

Average velocity and average speed from graphs

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A dog is running in a straight line to catch a ball. Its motion is shown on the following graph of horizontal position x vs. time t.

What is the average velocity of the dog between the times t, equals, 2, start text, space, s, end text and t, equals, 6, start text, space, s, end text?

(Choice A)
0, point, 40, start fraction, start text, m, end text, divided by, start text, s, end text, end fraction
(Choice B)
0, point, 25, start fraction, start text, m, end text, divided by, start text, s, end text, end fraction
(Choice C)
4, point, 0, start fraction, start text, m, end text, divided by, start text, s, end text, end fraction
(Choice D)
minus, 0, point, 25, start fraction, start text, m, end text, divided by, start text, s, end text, end fraction

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AP®︎/College Physics 1

Course: AP®︎/College Physics 1 > Unit 1

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