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: 3

Answer

The slope of the tangent line to the position as a function of $ t $ at $ t=t_0$.

Work Step by Step

The graphical interpretation of instantaneous velocity at a time $ t=t_0$ is the slope of the tangent line to the position as a function of $ t $ at $ t=t_0$.
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