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An astronaut drops a rock into a crater on the moon. The distance, d(t), in meters, the rock travels after t seconds can be modeled by d(t)=0.8t^2. What is the average speed, in meters per second, of the rock between 5 and 10 seconds after it was dropped?

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the average speed, in meters per second, of the rock between 5 and 10 seconds after it was dropped would be 12
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