Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 31SP
The following data describe the position of an object along the x-axis as a function of
time. Plot the data, and find, as best you can, the instantaneous velocity of the object at
(a)
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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