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11 years ago
A particle is moving with velocity:

   

with distance, s measured in meters, left or right of zero, and t measured in seconds, with t between 0 and 8 seconds inclusive.  The position at time t = 0 sec is 1 meter right of zero.

Find each of the following. Give units in the answer.

a)   The initial acceleration
b)   The average velocity over the interval 0 to 8 seconds
c)     The instantaneous velocity at time 5 secs
d)     The time(s) when the particle is at rest
e)     The time interval(s) when the particle is moving left
f)   The time interval(s) when the particle is moving right
g)   The speed of the particle at time 4 secs
h)   The time interval(s) when the particle is
(i)   going faster
(ii)   slowing down
i)   Find the total distance the particle has traveled between 0 and 8 seconds


This one is a lot so help with a couple and maybe some advice would do! Thanks a lot !
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velocity: v(t)=t^2-9t+18
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10 years ago
You haven't said on which side of 0 s is positive; I'll assume it's positive to the right of 0.
Given velocity, v(t), acceleration at time t is
a(t) = v'(t) = dv/dt

and given that and the initial position, s₀, the position at time t is

s(t) = s₀ + ∫[u=0,t] v(u) du

a) This is the acceleration at t=0, i.e., a(0)

b) Average v(t) from t₁ to t₂ is [s(t₂) - s(t₁)]/(t₂ - t₁)
This is because, to average a changing quantity from time1 to time2, you integrate it over that interval, and divide by the length of the interval.

c) Yes. This is v(5)

d) These are times, t, when v(t)=0. So you need to find the roots of that equation, and keep in mind that only those with t between 0 and 8 are valid here.

e) This will be all of the times, t, when v(t)<0

f) This will be all of the times, t, when v(t)>0

g) Speed is the magnitude of velocity, so this will be |v(4)|

h) The particle is "going faster" when it is accelerating, that is, when a(t)>0.
It is "going slower" when it is decelerating, that is, when a(t)<0.
... not necessarily when v(t)>0 or <0 [See e) and f) for those.]

i) Right. It's just
s(total) = s(8) - s(0) = ∫[u=0,8] v(u) du
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10 years ago
a) a(t) = 2t - 9 Rightwards Arrow a(0) = -9
b) x(t) = t^3/3 - 9t^2/2 + 18t + c , x(0)=1 Rightwards Arrow c=1
average velocity = (x(8)-x(0))/8 = ...
c) v(5) = 5^2 - 9(5)+18 = ...
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