document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11731>Question 11731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A charged particle moves from 0.2m to 0.5m from a fixed reference point in 0.5us. Find its average speed during that interval (1us=10^-6 s)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to figure it out and here is what I did\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now I can tell by looking in the answer book that the answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when I see this answer I cant help but think not only am I doing it wrong but its probably pretty simple... unfortunately the books guide and examples are not  helping me to understand how to do the problem. The reason I am probably not understanding is the book is a introductory caclulus dealing with limits the section I am on is for \"instantaneous speed of an object\" and I am most likely not remembering how to do something that is covered in earlier maths like algebra.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "any help or guidance is greatly appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6024 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6024\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, you got a good start on this. Let's take it step-by-step.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.3m%2F0.5X10%5E%28-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.3m%2F0.5X10%5E%28-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > At this point I would change completely to scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283X10%5E%28-1%29%29%2F5X10%5E%28-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283X10%5E%28-1%29%29%2F5X10%5E%28-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now, I would make the exponents positive by moving them up (or down, as the case may be).\r<BR>\n" );
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