Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Integration by Parts - 7.1 Exercises - Page 478: 69

Answer

The distance the particle moved after time t is $$x(t)=-e^{-t}(t^{2}+2t+2) meter$$

Work Step by Step

the distance that the particle moved is a function of time and it's the integral of the velocity function with respect to time so the the distance moved is $$x(t)=\int{v(t)} dt=\int{t^{2}e^{-t}}dt$$ which can be solved by integration by parts using the formula $A=uv-\int{vdu}$ $$u=t^{2}$$ and $$dv=e^{-t}$$ so applying the formula the integral becomes $$A=-t^{2}e^{-t} +\int{2te^{-t}}dt$$ the second term is also an integral that can be solved by parts $$\int{te^{-t}}dt=- te^{-t}+\int{e^{-t}}dt= -te^{-t}- e^{-t}$$ so $$A=-t^{2}e^{-t}-2te^{-t}-2 e^{-t}$$ the distance is $$x(t)=-e^{-t}(t^{2}+2t+2) m$$
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