A graphing calculator is recommended. If a ball is thrown into the air with an initial velocity of 50 ft/s, its height in feet

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A graphing calculator is recommended.
If a ball is thrown into the air with an initial velocity of 50 ft/s, its height in feet after t seconds is given by y
50t - 16t².
(a) Find the average velocity of the ball (in ft/s) for the time interval beginning at t = 2 and lasting for each of the following.
(i) 0.5 seconds
(ii) 0.1 seconds
(iii) 0.05 seconds
(iv) 0.01 seconds
ft/s
ft/s
ft/s
ft/s
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(b) Use your answers from part (a) to estimate the instantaneous velocity (in ft/s) when t = 2.
ft/s

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