Problem 6 Suppose the position function of a particle moving in one dimension is given by a(t) = 5+ 3t + 212 – 0.5t (1.30) where the coefficients are such that the result will be in meters if you enter the time in seconds. What is the particle's velocity at t = 2s? There are two ways you can do this: • If you know calculus, calculate the derivative of (1.30) and evaluate it at t= 2 s. • If you do not yet know how to take derivatives, calculate the limit in the definition (1.8). That is to say, calculate Ar/At with t; = 2s and At equal, first, to 0.1s, then to 0.01 s, and then to 0.001 s. You will need to keep more than the usual 4 decimals in the intermediate calculations if you want an accurate result, but you should still report only 3 significant digits in the final result.

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Problem 6
Suppose the position function of a particle moving in one dimension is given by
a(t) = 5+ 3t + 2t2 – 0.5t3
(1.30)
where the coefficients are such that the result will be in meters if you enter the time in seconds.
What is the particle's velocity at t= 2 s? There are two ways you can do this:
• If you know calculus, calculate the derivative of (1.30) and evaluate it at t= 2 s.
If you do not yet know how to take derivatives, calculate the limit in the definition (1.8).
That is to say, calculate Ar/At with t; = 2s and At equal, first, to 0.1s, then to 0.01 s, and
then to 0.001 s. You will need to keep more than the usual 4 decimals in the intermediate
calculations if you want an accurate result, but you should still report only 3 significant digits
in the final result.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 6 Suppose the position function of a particle moving in one dimension is given by a(t) = 5+ 3t + 2t2 – 0.5t3 (1.30) where the coefficients are such that the result will be in meters if you enter the time in seconds. What is the particle's velocity at t= 2 s? There are two ways you can do this: • If you know calculus, calculate the derivative of (1.30) and evaluate it at t= 2 s. If you do not yet know how to take derivatives, calculate the limit in the definition (1.8). That is to say, calculate Ar/At with t; = 2s and At equal, first, to 0.1s, then to 0.01 s, and then to 0.001 s. You will need to keep more than the usual 4 decimals in the intermediate calculations if you want an accurate result, but you should still report only 3 significant digits in the final result.
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