document.write( "Question 630566: If a car traveled 80 miles between 2pm and 4pm. Is it true thst there must have been a time which its instantaneous speed was exactly 40 miles per hour? Justify your answer with an appropriate theorem or a counterexample if false. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #397002 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a car traveled 80 miles between 2pm and 4pm. Is it true thst there must have been a time which its instantaneous speed was exactly 40 miles per hour? Justify your answer with an appropriate theorem or a counterexample if false. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "His average speed was 40. \n" ); document.write( "Either he maintained 40 for 2 hours, \n" ); document.write( "or he went slower for a time, then faster \n" ); document.write( "for a time. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "In either case there was an instant when his \n" ); document.write( "speed was 40 mph. \n" ); document.write( "============== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |