3.4 · CALC The position of a squirrel running in a park is given by i = [(0.280 m/s)t + (0.0360 m/s²)r²]î + (0.0190 m/s³)r°j. (a) What are v,(t) and v,(t), the x- and y-components of the veloc- ity of the squirrel, as functions of time? (b) At t = 5.00 s, how far is the squirrel from its initial position? (c) At t = 5.00 s, what are the magnitude and direction of the squirrel's velocity?

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· CALC The position of a squirrel running in a park is given
by i = [(0.280 m/s)t + (0.0360 m/s²)r²]î + (0.0190 m/s³)r°j.
(a) What are v,(t) and v,(t), the x- and y-components of the veloc-
ity of the squirrel, as functions of time? (b) At t = 5.00 s, how far
is the squirrel from its initial position? (c) At t = 5.00 s, what are
the magnitude and direction of the squirrel's velocity?
Transcribed Image Text:3.4 · CALC The position of a squirrel running in a park is given by i = [(0.280 m/s)t + (0.0360 m/s²)r²]î + (0.0190 m/s³)r°j. (a) What are v,(t) and v,(t), the x- and y-components of the veloc- ity of the squirrel, as functions of time? (b) At t = 5.00 s, how far is the squirrel from its initial position? (c) At t = 5.00 s, what are the magnitude and direction of the squirrel's velocity?
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