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📝 Velocity Interpretation Of The Mean Value Theorem

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-15

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Q1. A car travels from \(x=0\) km to \(x=120\) km in \(3\) hours. According to the Mean Value Theorem, which of the following must be true?

🔹 A. There is a moment when the car’s instantaneous speed is \(40\) km/h
🔹 B. There is a moment when the car’s instantaneous speed is \(120\) km/h
🔹 C. There is a moment when the car’s instantaneous speed is \(0\) km/h
🔹 D. There is a moment when the car’s instantaneous speed is \(80\) km/h

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. A particle moves along a line with position function \(x(t)=t^{4}-4t^{3}+6t^{2}\). Over the interval \([0,2]\) the MVT ensures which of the following?

🔹 A. There exists a point where the instantaneous velocity equals \(\frac{x(2)-x(0)}{2}\)
🔹 B. There exists a point where the instantaneous acceleration equals the average acceleration
🔹 C. There exists a point where the instantaneous velocity is zero
🔹 D. There exists a point where the instantaneous acceleration is zero

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: A

Q3. A car travels along a straight road with position \(s(t)=t^{3}-9t\) meters for \(t\) in seconds. On the interval \([1,4]\) which of the following must be true?

🔹 A. There exists a time when the car’s instantaneous speed equals its average speed
🔹 B. There exists a time when the car’s instantaneous speed is zero
🔹 C. There exists a time when the car’s instantaneous acceleration is zero
🔹 D. There exists a time when the car’s speed exceeds 20 m/s

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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