During this time interval (between \(5\text{ s}\) and \(10\text{ s}\)) the rise is the displacement and the run is the time interval; therefore, the slope of the line segment joining the points \([x(5...During this time interval (between \(5\text{ s}\) and \(10\text{ s}\)) the rise is the displacement and the run is the time interval; therefore, the slope of the line segment joining the points \([x(5),\: 5]\) and \([x(10),\: 10]\) represents the average velocity in this interval.