Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 3 - Differentiation - 3.4 Rates of Change - Exercises - Page 130: 21

Answer

$$t =\frac{5}{2} \text{s}$$

Work Step by Step

We are given $$s(t)=t^{2}-t+10,\quad 0 \leq t \leq 5$$ We calculate the average speed over the $t-$interval $[0, 5]$ \begin{align*} \frac{s(5)-s(0)}{5-0}&=\frac{30-10}{5}\\ &=4 \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s} \end{align*} and the instataneous velocity is $$ v(t)=s^{\prime}(t)=2 t-1$$ We set the two equal to find the time: $$ 2t-1=4\ \ \ \to \ t =\frac{5}{2} \text{s}$$
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