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mr peel started 7 meters away from the motion detector and 2 seconds later he was 3 meters away from the motion detector. find the average rate of changed or slope in meters per second

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He started at 7 meters away, so if after 2 seconds now he is 3 meters away, then he move:


7-3=4

So he move 4 meters in 2 seconds so to find the rate we divide the meters into the tiem so:


r=(4)/(2)=2

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