Calculus 1 : Velocity

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Example Question #391 : How To Find 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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