A bird is flying due east. Its distance from a tall building is given by x(t) =
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A bird is flying due east. Its distance from a tall building is given by x(t) = 28.0 m + (12.4 m/s)t – (0.0450 m/s3)t3. What is the instantaneous velocity of the bird when t = 8.00 s?
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