Saturday, March 21, 2009

Question set 6

  1. An object is thrown in the air from an initial height of 12 feet, with an initial upward velocity of 16 feet/second?
    How long will the object be in the air?
    What will the velocity of the object be after 1 second?
  2. An object is thrown in the air from an initial height of 48 feet, with an initial upward velocity of 32 feet/second?
    How long will the object be in the air?
    What will the velocity of the object be after 2 seconds?
  3. An object is thrown in the air from an initial height of 100 feet, with an initial upward velocity of 10 feet/second?
    How long will the object be in the air?
    What will the velocity of the object be after 2 seconds?
  4. An object is thrown in the air from an initial height of 400 feet, with an initial upward velocity of 50 feet/second?
    How long will the object be in the air?
    What will the velocity of the object be after 4 seconds?
  5. An object is thrown in the air from an initial height of 75 feet, with an initial upward velocity of 200 feet/second?
    How long will the object be in the air?
    What will the velocity of the object be after 5 seconds?
  6. Suppose it costs -x^2 + 400x dollars to produce x computers/day. Compute the marginal cost to estimate the cost of producing one more computer each day, if current production is 100 computers/day.
  7. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = 3t + 2 meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = 3 seconds?
  8. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = t3 - t meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = 5 seconds?
  9. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = 3t3 - 10t2 meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = 2 seconds?
  10. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = sin t meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = pi/4 seconds?
  11. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = cos 2t meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = pi/4 seconds?
  12. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = sin t + t meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = pi/2 seconds?
  13. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = cos t + sin t meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = pi seconds?
  14. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = (1/2)t3 + 2t meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = 1 second?
  15. If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = 6t2 - 8t + 19 meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = 4 seconds?

12 comments:

  1. (15)

    s(t)= 6t2 - 8t- 19

    velocity: ds/dt= 12t-8 m/s

    ds/dt when t=4

    ds/dt= 12(4) - 8
    =48-8
    =40

    to find acceleration you would have to differentiate again
    this will give you d^2s/dt2 = 12 m/s

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  2. 13.

    s(t) = cos t + sin t

    rewrite

    s = (cos t)/t + (sin t)/t

    now velocity is the same as rate of change which is ds/dt

    ds/dt = (-sin t)/t + (cos t)/t

    and acceleration is the same as rate of change of velocity which is differentiating ds/dt to give d^2(s)/dt^2

    so d^2(s)/dt^2 = (-cos t)/t - (sin t)/t

    therefore when t = 3.14

    ds/dt = (-sin 3.14)/3.14 + (cos 3.14)/3.14

    ds/dt = 0.3

    and

    d^2(s)/dt^2 = (-cos 3.14)/3.14 - (sin 3.14)/3.14

    d^2(s)/dt^2 = -0.33

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  3. no 7

    s(t) = 3t + 2

    velocity: ds/dt = 3 m/s

    acceleration: d^2s/dt^2 = 0 m/s^2

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  4. no 8

    s(t) = t^3 - t

    ds/dt = 3t^2 - 1

    at t = 5 seconds

    velocity = 3(5)^2 - 1 = 74 m/s

    acceleration: d^2s/dt^2 = 6t

    at t = 5 seconds

    acceleration = 6*5 = 30 m/s^2

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  5. no 9

    s(t) = 3t^3 - 10t

    ds/dt = 9t^2 - 20t

    at t= 2 sec

    velocity = 9(2)^2 - 20(2)

    = -4 m/s

    acceleration: d^2s/dx^2 = 18t-20

    at t = 2 sec

    acceleration = 18(2) - 20 = 16m/s^2

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  6. no. 1

    i'm not sure how to start this question but i will give it a try.

    since velocity is the same as rate of change of distance w.r.t time, i will represent it by ds/dt

    the object travelled from 12 to x so distance travelled will be x - 12

    remembering the equation for velocity i can write a differentiated equation

    ds/dt = (x - 12)/t

    now when t= 1

    ds/dt = x - 12

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  7. velocity is the same as rate of change of distance w.r.t time. jus a correction to the solution

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  8. Question #2:
    An object is thrown in the air from an initial height of 48 feet, with an initial upward velocity of 32 feet/second?
    How long will the object be in the air?

    Answer:
    So, velocity implies rate of change!

    Which implies; dh/dt.

    But, when t = 0, h = 48

    And, dh/dt = 32
    therefore, dh = 32 dt

    So, i'm guess there is the need to integrate!

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  9. 14)If the position of an object at time t is given by the function
    s(t) = (1/2)t3 + 2t meters what are the velocity and acceleration when t = 1 second?

    The velocity ........ ds/dt = 3/2t^2 + 2
    Therefore ds/dt when t = 1

    = 3/2 (1)^2 + 2
    = 7/2 or 3 and a half.



    The acceleration will therefor be
    d^2s/dt2

    = 2.25t

    when sbstituting 1 for the value of t

    = 2.25 * 1
    = 2.25m/s

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  10. For question 15)

    s(t)= 6t2 - 8t- 19

    therefore when differeniated
    ds/dt= 12t-8 m/s

    ds/dt when t=4

    ds/dt= 12(4) - 8
    =48-8
    =40


    Not sure how to find the acceleration but i think you will have to differeniate the equation again, Correct Me If Am Wrong Please.........

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  11. no. 11

    velocity is the same as ds/dt and acceleration is the same as d^2(s)/dt^2.

    also for y = sinx, dy/dx = cosx
    for y = cosx, dy/dx = -sinx

    therefore:

    s(t)= cos 2t

    substitute x = 2t
    dx/dt = 2

    rewrite: s(t) = cos x
    ds/dx = -sin x

    ds/dt = ds/dx * dx/dt

    = -sin x * 2
    = -2sin 2t

    ds/dt = -2sin 2t

    let x = 2t
    dx/dt = 2

    rewrite: ds/dt = -2sin x
    ds/dtdx = -2cos x

    hence
    d^2(s)/dt^2 = ds/dtdx * dx/dt

    = -2 cos x * 2
    = -4 cos 2t


    when t = pi/4

    velocity = -2 sin [pi/4]

    = -2 * 0.0137

    = 0.0274

    acceleration = -4 cos [pi/4]

    = -4 * 0.9999

    = -3.9996

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  12. hey,i am not sure about these velocity type questions either....but i did some research on the net.....!

    1.v^2=u^2+2as=16^2+2*32*12
    v^2256+768
    v=sq.rt.1024=32ft/sec

    now, v=u+at
    t=v-u/a=32-16/32=0.5sec

    b)v=u+at
    16+32*1=48ft/sec

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