The position of a particle is recorded as follows: (s): (m): Consider three…

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The position of a particle is recorded as follows: tt (s): 0,  4,  8,  120,\;4,\;8,\;12 xx (m): 0,  8,  −4,  −40,\;8,\;-4,\;-4 Consider three successive intervals: (a) vI=2 m s−1,  vII=3 m s−1,  vIII=0v_{\mathrm I}=2\,\text{m s}^{-1},\;v_{\mathrm{II}}=3\,\text{m s}^{-1},\;v_{\mathrm{III}}=0 (b) vI=2 m s−1,  vII=−3 m s−1,  vIII=1 m s−1v_{\mathrm I}=2\,\text{m s}^{-1},\;v_{\mathrm{II}}=-3\,\text{m s}^{-1},\;v_{\mathrm{III}}=1\,\text{m s}^{-1} (c) vI=2 m s−1,  vII=−3 m s−1,  vIII=0v_{\mathrm I}=2\,\text{m s}^{-1},\;v_{\mathrm{II}}=-3\,\text{m s}^{-1},\;v_{\mathrm{III}}=0 (d) vI=3 m s−1,  vII=−2 m s−1,  vIII=0v_{\mathrm I}=3\,\text{m s}^{-1},\;v_{\mathrm{II}}=-2\,\text{m s}^{-1},\;v_{\mathrm{III}}=0

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