Calculus 8th Edition

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

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.9 Antiderivatives - 3.9 Exercises - Page 283: 55

Answer

$$ a(t)=v^{\prime}(t)= 2t+1 , \quad s(0)=3 , \quad v(0)=-2 $$ The position of the particle is $$ s(t)=\frac{1}{3} t^{3}+\frac{1}{2}t^{2}-2t+3 $$

Work Step by Step

$$ a(t)=v^{\prime}(t)= 2t+1 , \quad s(0)=3 , \quad v(0)=-2 $$ The general anti-derivative of $ v^{\prime}(t)= 2t+1 $ is $$ v(t)= t^{2}+t+C $$ To determine C we use the fact that $v(0)=-2$: $$ v(0)= (0)^{2}+(0)+C=-2 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ 0+C=-2 \quad \Rightarrow \quad C=-2, $$ so $$ v(t)= t^{2}+t-2 $$ Since $s^{\prime }(t)=v(t)$, we antidifferentiate again and obtain $$ s(t)=\frac{1}{3} t^{3}+\frac{1}{2}t^{2}-2t+D $$ To determine D we use the fact that $s(0)=3$: $$ s(0)=\frac{1}{3} (0)^{3}+\frac{1}{2}(t)^{2}-2(0)+D=3 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ 0+D=3 \quad \Rightarrow \quad D=3, $$ so the position of the particle is $$ s(t)=\frac{1}{3} t^{3}+\frac{1}{2}t^{2}-2t+3 $$
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