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4-59.

While driving to work, Camille decided to keep track of the time and the distance she traveled. Taking the data that she gathered, she found the function represented her distance as a function of time: 


  1. If Camille's trip took hour, how far did she drive?

    You are given the distance function, .

  2. What was her average velocity?

    In order to let Max Velocity , you will need the equation for . How can you obtain a velocity equation from a position equation?

  3. Use your graphing calculator to find her maximum velocity. How far into the trip did she reach this speed?

    If she drove miles in a total of hour, how fast did she travel on average?

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