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A student drives from Atlanta to Charlotte (250 miles) with the cruise control set to 65mi/hr. On the trip back home, they decide to test the boundries of the law, and drive back with the cruise control set to 85 mi/hr. Sketch a position vs time graph on mini whiteboard. Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Page 1: Velocity problem

A student drives from Atlanta to Charlotte (250 miles) with the cruise control set to 65mi/hr. On the trip back home, they decide to test the boundries of the law, and

drive back with the cruise control set to 85 mi/hr.

Sketch a position vs time graph on mini whiteboard.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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A student drives from Atlanta to Charlotte (250 miles) with the cruise control set to 65mi/hr. On the trip back home, they decide to test the boundries of the law, and

drive back with the cruise control set to 85 mi/hr.

Sketch a velocity vs time graph for the same situation.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Calculate the average velocity for the trip.

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Calculate the average speed for the trip.

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∆x = Area = v̄∆t = 65mi

h· 250mi

65 mih

= 250mi

∆x = Area = v̄∆t = −85mi

h· 250mi

−85 mih

= −250mi

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