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Homework Statement
The position versus time for a certain particle moving along the x-axis is shown in the figure below.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6101/physicswg4.th.jpg http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php
Find the average velocity in the following time intervals.
(a) 0 to 4 s
_____ m/s
(b) 0 to 5 s
_____ m/s
(c) 4 s to 5 s
_____ m/s
(d) 5 s to 7 s
______ m/s
(e) 0 to 8 s
______ m/s
Homework Equations
I thought the equation to use would be x(t_2) - x(t_1) / t_2 - t_1
The Attempt at a Solution
After following that equation, I got 5 m/s for (a), but it was incorrect.
Could someone PLEASE tell me what I did wrong. Thanks.
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