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CALC A web page designer creates an animation in which a dot on a computer screen has position
(a) Find the magnitude and direction of the dot's average velocity between t = 0 and t = 2.0 s. (b) Find the magnitude and direction of the instantaneous velocity at t = 0, t = 1.0 s, and t = 2.0 s. (c) Sketch the dot’s trajectory from t = 0 to t = 2.0 s, and show the velocities calculated in part (b).
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