Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions - Problems - Page 84: 6c

Answer

$16.3\,m/s$

Work Step by Step

We're given $\vec{r}(t) = 3t\,\hat{i}-4t^2\hat{j}+2\,\hat{k}$. We know the velocity is the derivative of the displacement vector. We can thus find $\vec{v}$ by taking derivatives of $\vec{r}$ component-wise: $\vec{v}(t) = 3\,m/s\,\hat{i}-(8\,m/s^2\,)t\hat{j}$. Now we can plug in $t=2\,s$ to obtain: $\vec{v}_{(2)} = 3\,m/s\,\hat{i}-16\,m/s\,\hat{j}$. The magnitude is (by the Pythagorean theorem): $\sqrt{(3\,m/s)^2+(-16\,m/s)^2} = 16.3\,m/s$.
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