Velocity Work these exercises. (See Example 5.)
A car was driving on a two-lane highway at 80 feet per second (about 55 mph) when it abruptly speeds up to pass a slow-moving truck. The velocity of the car (in ft/sec) after t seconds (see accompanying figure) is given by
a. Find and interpret
b. Find a formula for the position function
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