The deck of a bridge is suspended 225 feet above a river. If a pebble falls off the side of the bridge, the height, in feet, of the pebble above the water surface after t seconds is given by  y = 225 − 16t2   a) Find the average velocity (in ft/s) of the pebble for the time period beginning when t = 3 and lasting the following amount of time.   0.1 seconds 0.05 seconds 0.01 seconds   b)  Estimate the instantaneous velocity (in ft/s) of the pebble after 3 seconds

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The deck of a bridge is suspended 225 feet above a river. If a pebble falls off the side of the bridge, the height, in feet, of the pebble above the water surface after t seconds is given by 

y = 225 − 16t2
 
a) Find the average velocity (in ft/s) of the pebble for the time period beginning when t = 3 and lasting the following amount of time.
 
0.1 seconds
0.05 seconds
0.01 seconds
 
b)  Estimate the instantaneous velocity (in ft/s) of the pebble after 3 seconds
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