Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 5 - Review - Concept Check - Page 421: 6

Answer

(a) $~~\int_{60}^{120}v(t)~dt~~$ is an object's net displacement between the times $60$ and $120$ (b) $~~\int_{60}^{120}\vert v(t) \vert~dt~~$ is the total distance covered by an object between the times $60$ and $120$ (c) $~~\int_{60}^{120}a(t)~dt~~$ is an object's net change in velocity between the times $60$ and $120$

Work Step by Step

$x(t)$ is an object's position at time $t$ $\frac{dx}{dt} = v(t)$ is an object's velocity at time $t$ $\frac{dv}{dt} = a(t)$ is an object's acceleration at time $t$ Note that $\Delta x$ is an object's change in position, which is called displacement. (a) $~~\int_{60}^{120}v(t)~dt~~$ is an object's net displacement between the times $60$ and $120$ (b) $~~\int_{60}^{120}\vert v(t) \vert~dt~~$ is the total distance covered by an object between the times $60$ and $120$ (c) $~~\int_{60}^{120}a(t)~dt~~$ is an object's net change in velocity between the times $60$ and $120$
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