Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.9 Antiderivatives - 3.9 Exercises - Page 283: 54

Answer

$$ v(t)=s^{\prime}(t)= t^{2}-3\sqrt {t} , \quad s(4)=8 $$ The position of the particle is $$ s(t)= \frac{1}{3}t^{3}-2t^{\frac{3}{2}}+\frac{8}{3} $$

Work Step by Step

$$ v(t)=s^{\prime}(t)= t^{2}-3\sqrt {t} , \quad s(4)=8 $$ The general anti-derivative of $ s^{\prime}(t)=t^{2}-3\sqrt {t} $ is $$ s(t)= \frac{1}{3}t^{3}-2t^{\frac{3}{2}}+C $$ To determine C we use the fact that $s(4)=8$: $$ s(4)= \frac{1}{3}(4)^{3}-2(4)^{\frac{3}{2}}+C=8 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ \frac{16}{3}+C=8 \quad \Rightarrow \quad C=\frac{8}{3}, $$ so the position of the particle is $$ s(t)= \frac{1}{3}t^{3}-2t^{\frac{3}{2}}+\frac{8}{3} $$
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