Answer to Question #240881 in Classical Mechanics for Aaron

Question

A particle moves along the x axis and its position as a function of time is x(t) = (19.1 m/s)t - (1.9 m/s2)t2.

Answer 1

$x=19.1t-1.9t^2,$

$v_{av}=\frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t}=\frac{x(t_2)-x(t_1)}{t_2-t_1},$

if $t_1=2.3~s,$ $t_2=3.9~s,$

$v_{av}=7.3~\frac ms.$