A graph titled velocity versus time has horizontal axis time (seconds) and vertical axis velocity (meters per second). A line runs from 0 seconds 5 meters per second to 5 seconds 25 meters per second.
What is the initial velocity of the object represented by the graph?

The initial velocity of the object is 5 meters per second

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:

Given,

The time in seconds is represented in the horizontal x axis of the graph and the velocity in meters per second is represented in the vertical y axis.

Hence a point (x,y) denotes that the velocity is x m/s at a time y secs

The graph line starts from (0,5) to (5,25)

Step 2 :

We need to get the initial velocity of the object as represented by the graph

The object's initial velocity is given by the y value when x = 0 (at the start)

Here when x = 0 , y = 5

Hence the initial velocity of the object is 5 meters per second

Step 3 :

Answer :

The initial velocity of the object is 5 meters per second

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents