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![### Finding the Speed at a Given Value of \( t \)
In this problem, we are asked to find the speed of a particle at a specific time \( t \). The particle's position as a function of time is given by a vector-valued function \( \mathbf{r}(t) \).
#### Given Data:
- The position function of the particle is:
\[
\mathbf{r}(t) = \langle \sin(3t), \cos(6t), \cos(7t) \rangle.
\]
- The specific time at which we need to find the speed is \( t = \frac{\pi}{2} \).
#### Speed of the Particle:
The speed of the particle is the magnitude of its velocity vector \( \mathbf{v}(t) \), which is the derivative of the position function \( \mathbf{r}(t) \).
1. **Derivative Calculation**:
- First, we find the derivative of each component of \( \mathbf{r}(t) \):
\[
\mathbf{v}(t) = \mathbf{r}'(t) = \left\langle \frac{d}{dt}[\sin(3t)], \frac{d}{dt}[\cos(6t)], \frac{d}{dt}[\cos(7t)] \right\rangle.
\]
- Calculating the derivatives:
\[
\mathbf{v}(t) = \langle 3\cos(3t), -6\sin(6t), -7\sin(7t) \rangle.
\]
2. **Evaluate at \( t = \frac{\pi}{2} \)**:
- Substitute \( t = \frac{\pi}{2} \) into \( \mathbf{v}(t) \):
\[
\mathbf{v}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) = \left\langle 3\cos\left(3 \cdot \frac{\pi}{2}\right), -6\sin\left(6 \cdot \frac{\pi}{2}\right), -7\sin\left(7 \cdot \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \right\rangle.
\]
- Simplifying the trigonometric functions:
\[
\cos\left(\frac{3](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6647b19a-77ee-47ef-8a0e-540e0cdeed5a%2F04c154b8-dc7f-4134-b2eb-b932093f698c%2Fqz9xqb8.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:### Finding the Speed at a Given Value of \( t \)
In this problem, we are asked to find the speed of a particle at a specific time \( t \). The particle's position as a function of time is given by a vector-valued function \( \mathbf{r}(t) \).
#### Given Data:
- The position function of the particle is:
\[
\mathbf{r}(t) = \langle \sin(3t), \cos(6t), \cos(7t) \rangle.
\]
- The specific time at which we need to find the speed is \( t = \frac{\pi}{2} \).
#### Speed of the Particle:
The speed of the particle is the magnitude of its velocity vector \( \mathbf{v}(t) \), which is the derivative of the position function \( \mathbf{r}(t) \).
1. **Derivative Calculation**:
- First, we find the derivative of each component of \( \mathbf{r}(t) \):
\[
\mathbf{v}(t) = \mathbf{r}'(t) = \left\langle \frac{d}{dt}[\sin(3t)], \frac{d}{dt}[\cos(6t)], \frac{d}{dt}[\cos(7t)] \right\rangle.
\]
- Calculating the derivatives:
\[
\mathbf{v}(t) = \langle 3\cos(3t), -6\sin(6t), -7\sin(7t) \rangle.
\]
2. **Evaluate at \( t = \frac{\pi}{2} \)**:
- Substitute \( t = \frac{\pi}{2} \) into \( \mathbf{v}(t) \):
\[
\mathbf{v}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) = \left\langle 3\cos\left(3 \cdot \frac{\pi}{2}\right), -6\sin\left(6 \cdot \frac{\pi}{2}\right), -7\sin\left(7 \cdot \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \right\rangle.
\]
- Simplifying the trigonometric functions:
\[
\cos\left(\frac{3
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