The Legacy of Newton, Gallileo, and Leibniz: Quiz
Problem 4
In the previous problem, what is the instantaneous velocity of the object at time = 1?
Answers, problem 4
To find the instantaneous velocity, we find dx/dt = ((t+1)(2t+3) - (t2 + 3t))/(t2 + 3t). We plug in t = 1 to get 1.5.