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 284: 58

Answer

$$ a(t)=v^{\prime}(t)= t^{2} -4 t+6 , \quad s(0)=0 , \quad s(1)=20 $$ The position of the particle is $$ s(t)=\frac{1}{12}t^{4} - \frac{2}{3} t^{3}+3t^{2}+\frac{235}{12}t $$

Work Step by Step

$$ a(t)=v^{\prime}(t)= t^{2} -4 t+6 , \quad s(0)=0 , \quad s(1)=20 $$ The general anti-derivative of $ v^{\prime}(t)= t^{2} - 4 t+6, $ is $$ v(t)=\frac{1}{3}t^{3} - 2 t^{2}+6t+C $$ Since $s^{\prime }(t)=v(t)$, we antidifferentiate again and obtain $$ s(t)=\frac{1}{12}t^{4} - \frac{2}{3} t^{3}+3t^{2}+Ct+D $$ To determine $C, D$ we use the fact that $s(0)=0 , s(2\pi)=12 $: $$ s(0)=\frac{1}{12}(0)^{4} - \frac{2}{3} (0)^{3}+3(0)^{2}+C(0)+D=0 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ 0+D=0 \quad \Rightarrow \quad D=0, $$ and $$ s(1)=\frac{1}{12}(1)^{4} - \frac{2}{3} (1)^{3}+3(1)^{2}+C(1)+0=20 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ \frac{5}{12}+C=20 \quad \Rightarrow \quad C=\frac{235}{12}, $$ Thus the position of the particle is $$ s(t)=\frac{1}{12}t^{4} - \frac{2}{3} t^{3}+3t^{2}+\frac{235}{12}t $$
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