Question: If an objects average velocity is zero over some time interval, show that its instantaneous velocity must be zero at some time during the interval.

If an object’s average velocity is zero over some time interval, show that its instantaneous velocity must be zero at some time during the interval. It may be useful in your proof to sketch a graph of x versus t and to note that vx(t ) is a continuous function.

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