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Example Question #391 : Velocity
Find the velocity of a particle who's position function is given by at .
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To find the velocity of the particle at any time, you take the derivative of .
To take the derivative, use the power rule which states,
Therefore the derivative becomes,
.
This is the velocity function. You then plug in 1 for t and you get,
.
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