Answer:
v = 0.5 [m/s]
Explanation:
In order to determine the speed in such a time interval, we must calculate the slope between the last two positions.
The slope of a line is determined by the following mathematical expression.
P₂ = point 2 = (12,12) = (x₂,y₂)
P₁ = Point 1 = (6,9) = (x₁,y₁)
In this specific case, we must see that in the x-axis we have time, and on the y-axis, we have the space axis.
Now using the slope:
[tex]m =\frac{y_{2} -y_{1} }{x_{2} -x_{1} } \\m = \frac{12-9}{12-6}\\m = 0.5[/tex]
This slope is equal to the speed (velocity)
v = 0.5 [m/s]
