The position of an object moving along an x axis is given by x = 2 + 2t - 5t 2 + 1t 3, where x is in meters and t is in seconds. What is its average velocity for the time interval t = 1 s and  t= 3 s ? (Your answer must be in m/s and include 1 digit after the decimal place. Maximum of %2 of error is accepted in your answer.)

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The position of an object moving along an x axis is given by x = 2 + 2t - 5t 2 + 1t 3, where x is in meters and t is in seconds. What is its average velocity for the time interval t = 1 s and  t= 3 s ? (Your answer must be in m/s and include 1 digit after the decimal place. Maximum of %2 of error is accepted in your answer.)

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