QUESTION 6
a) A particle moves along a horizontal line according to the equation:
x = 2t2 + 3t -5,
where x is the displacement in m) at time t (in seconds).
Find the velocity and acceleration at an instant when time is 5 seconds.
(6 marks)
b) If distance S travelled by an object in time t is given by:
S = e3t
(i) Calculate displacement at t = 0 seconds.
[2 marks]
(ii) Prove that the acceleration is nine times distance.
(6 marks]
c) Find the area enclosed by the curve y = sin 2x, the x-axis and the ordinates
x = 0 and x = T.
[6 marks​

Respuesta :

(a) The instant velocity and acceleration at a specific time [tex]t_0[/tex] are given by evaluating the first and second derivatives at [tex]t=t_0[/tex]

So, we have

[tex]\begin{cases}x(t)=2t^2+3t-5\\x'(t)=4t+3\\x''(t)=4\end{cases}[/tex]

Which implies

[tex]\begin{cases}x'(5)=23\\x''(5)=4\end{cases}[/tex]

So, when time is 5 seconds, the object has a velocity of 23 m/s and an acceleration of 4 m/s^2 (which is indeed constant along all motion).

(b) The equation for the displacement is already given: [tex]s=e^{3t}[/tex]. So, we simply have to evaluate this function at t=0 to get

[tex]s(0)=e^{3\cdot 0}=e^0=1[/tex]

So, the displacement at t=0 is 1 unit along the positive side of the line.

As for the acceleration, applying the derivation formula

[tex]\dfrac{d}{dx} e^{f(x)} = e^{f(x)}\cdot f'(x)[/tex]

we have

[tex]s'(t) = 3e^{3t},\quad s''(t) = 3\cdot 3e^{3t}=9e^{3t}[/tex]

So, we have

[tex]s(t) = e^{3t},\quad s''(t) =9e^{3t}[/tex]

and thus the acceleration is nine times the distance.

(c)

We have to evaluate the integral

[tex]\displaystyle \int_0^T \sin(2x)[/tex]

The antiderivative of sin(2x) is -1/2cos(2x), becase we have

[tex]\dfrac{d}{dx} -\dfrac{1}{2}\cos(2x) = \dfrac{1}{2}2\sin(2x)=\sin(2x)[/tex]

So, we have

[tex]\displaystyle \int_0^T \sin(2x) = \left[-\dfrac{1}{2}\cos(2x)\right]_0^T = -\dfrac{1}{2}\cos(2T)+\dfrac{1}{2}\cos(0)=\dfrac{1-\cos(2T)}{2}[/tex]