Rafael launches a rocket straight up into the air. The table below gives the height  Ht  of the rocket (in meters) at a few times  t  (in seconds) during its flight. Time  t (seconds) Height  Ht (meters) 0 0 2.8 84 5.6 140 8.4 42 11.2 0   (a) Find the average rate of change for the height from 0 seconds to 2.8 seconds. meters per second (b) Find the average rate of change for the height from 5.6 seconds to 11.2 seconds. meters per second

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Rafael launches a rocket straight up into the air. The table below gives the height 

Ht

 of the rocket (in meters) at a few times 

t

 (in seconds) during its flight.

Time 
t

(seconds)
Height 
Ht

(meters)
0 0
2.8 84
5.6 140
8.4 42
11.2 0

 

(a) Find the average rate of change for the height from 0 seconds to 2.8 seconds.
meters per second
(b) Find the average rate of change for the height from 5.6 seconds to 11.2 seconds.
meters per second
 
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