Find the average velocity of the car whose position is graphed in Figure 2.45. Data given in

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Find the average velocity of the car whose position is graphed in Figure 2.45.

Data given in Figure 2.45

2400 2000 1600 1200 800 525 Position, x (m) xo = 400 0.50 1 2 3 x = x + ut Slope = 7 = At- 5 Time t (s) Ax At

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The slope of a graph of x vs. t is average velocity, since slope equals rise over run. In this case, rise = change in position and run = change in time, so thatslope =   = D. ||


Since the slope is constant here, any two points on the graph can be used to find the slope. (Generally speaking, it is most accurate to use two widely separated points on the straight line. This is because any error in reading data from the graph is proportionally smaller if the interval is larger.)

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