Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions - Problems - Page 84: 11c

Answer

$(24\hat{i} - 336\hat{j})\,m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

We're given $\vec{r}(t) = (2t^3-5t)\hat{i} + (6-7t^4)\hat{j}$, where $\vec{r}(t)$ is in meters. We know that the velocity vector is the derivative of the position vector. We can thus take derivatives of $\vec{r}(t)$ component-wise to obtain $\vec{v}(t)$: $\vec{v}(t) = (6t^2-5)\hat{i} - 28t^3\hat{j}$, where $\vec{v}(t)$ is in meters per second. Similarly, the acceleration vector is the derivative of the velocity vector: $\vec{a}(t) = 12t\,\hat{i}-84t^2\,\hat{j}$, where $\vec{a}(t)$ is in meters per second squared. We can plug in $t=2\,s$ to obtain: $\vec{a}(2) = (12*2\hat{i} -84*2^2\,\hat{j})\,m/s^2 = (24\hat{i} - 336\hat{j})\,m/s^2$.
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