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    1) The document describes a trip taken from Craigmere to Fardale in Mahwah, with several stops along the way including Moe's, a friend's house, McDonald's, and attempting to go through Ramsey. 2) It provides the times and distances traveled for each segment of the trip and asks the reader to sketch a distance vs time graph and answer questions about average speeds during different portions. 3) The overall trip was just over 12 miles and took from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with the driver encountering traffic that caused delays and changes in average speed throughout the journey.

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    1) The document describes a trip taken from Craigmere to Fardale in Mahwah, with several stops along the way including Moe's, a friend's house, McDonald's, and attempting to go through Ramsey. 2) It provides the times and distances traveled for each segment of the trip and asks the reader to sketch a distance vs time graph and answer questions about average speeds during different portions. 3) The overall trip was just over 12 miles and took from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with the driver encountering traffic that caused delays and changes in average speed throughout the journey.

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    Introduction To Derivatives - Do Now

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    1) The document describes a trip taken from Craigmere to Fardale in Mahwah, with several stops along the way including Moe's, a friend's house, McDonald's, and attempting to go through Ramsey. 2) It provides the times and distances traveled for each segment of the trip and asks the reader to sketch a distance vs time graph and answer questions about average speeds during different portions. 3) The overall trip was just over 12 miles and took from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with the driver encountering traffic that caused delays and changes in average speed throughout the journey.

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    Honors Calculus

    Rates of Change
    Lets pretend you decide to drive from the Craigmere section to the Fardale section of Mahwah.
    1. You begin on Alcott Road at 7:00 P.M. Youre starving and drive one mile to Moes to grab a
    quick bite to eat.
    2. You arrive at Moes at 7:04. As as you pull into the Moes parking lot, your friend calls and
    asks you to pick him up. You turn your car around and drive 2 miles to your friends house
    on Tamoshanter Lane.
    3. You arrive at 7:12. Your friend is in the mood for McDonalds so you drive to route 17,
    make, two u-turns, and arrive at McDonalds at 7:20. This trip is 3 miles. Oh no! You
    forgot your wallet!
    4. You drive back to Alcott Road by way of Route 17 and arrive at your house at 7:25. This
    trip is two miles. You get your wallet, and continue on your trip. You decide to go through
    Ramsey because you want to make a quick stop at Krousers. Bad idea. The traffic
    through Ramsey is awful!
    5. You drive 2 miles to the Lake Street light and arrive there at 7:28. Then, you spend 20
    minutes driving on Ramsey Main Street. Ramsey Main Street is of a mile long! You
    make it through Ramsey Main Street at 7:48. You decide not to stop at Krousers because
    the traffic is very bad and you cant switch lanes to get into the parking lot.
    6. Finally you drive 4 more miles to the Fardale section of Mahwah. You make it to your
    destination at 8:00. Youre still starving and almost out of gas!

    Sketch a distance vs. time graph of your trip below.

    distance
    (miles)

    Time (minutes)

    Questions
    1. What was the average speed of your trip?

    2. What was the average speed after you picked up your wallet?

    3. What was the average speed from the time you left McDonalds to the time you arrived at
    the light at Lake Street?

    4. What was the average speed while you were on Ramsey Main Street?

    5. What was the average speed from the time you got on Ramsey Main Street to the time
    you arrived?

    6. What was the average speed from 7:48 to 8:00?

    7. Why does the average speed change throughout your trip?

    By the end of this lesson, youre going to be able find the instantaneous speed at any point on
    this trip. Well revisit this later.

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