Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.1 Limits, Rates of Change, and Tangent Lines - Preliminary Questions - Page 44: 2

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

Instantaneous velocity cannot be a ratio but it is defined as the limit of average velocity when time close to zero. In other words, instantaneous velocity is the derivative at a specific point, while average velocity is the slope through two points.
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