At what time t does the speed of a particle moving in 3-space with position function r(t) = ti+tj+ (t² – 20t) k - have its minimum value?

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At what time t does the speed of a particle
moving in 3-space with position function
r(t)
= t2i+tj+ (t² – 20t) k
have its minimum value?
1. t = 7
%3D
2. t = 9
3. t = 8
4. t = 5
5. t = 6
Transcribed Image Text:At what time t does the speed of a particle moving in 3-space with position function r(t) = t2i+tj+ (t² – 20t) k have its minimum value? 1. t = 7 %3D 2. t = 9 3. t = 8 4. t = 5 5. t = 6
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To find the time at which the speed of the partial is minimum.

Note that, the velocity is the time derivative of the position and the speed is the magnitude of the velocity.

speed =|v|

Here, the given position vector is:

r(t)=t2i+t j+(t2-20t)k...(1)

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