Title: Average Rate of Change Pre-Video Questions
Course: Calculus Videos Project > Section: Average Rate of Change

Q: An object is moving forward along a straight line. The distance the object travels (in meters) from its starting position t seconds after it starts moving is given by . Determine the average velocity of the object over the interval from to .
- 9 m/s
- m/s
- m/s
- m/s
- m/s
- m/s
- m/s
- 0 m/s
A: m/s

Q: The graph below represents the distance-time relationship for Kevin and Carrie as they cycled on a road from mile marker 225 to mile marker 230. Compare Kevin and Carrie's average speeds from 0 to 17 minutes after they passed mile marker 225.
- Kevin's average speed was greater than Carrie's.
- Carrie's average speed was greater than Kevin's.
- Kevin and Carrie's average speeds were the same.
- It is not possible to tell from the graph.
- Kevin's average speed was both greater and less than Carrie's speed.
A: Kevin and Carrie's average speeds were the same.