14th Edition

ISBN: 9780133969290

Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 2, Problem 2.18E

CALC The position of the front bumper of a test car under microprocessor control is given by x(t) = 2.17 m + (4.80 m/s²)t² − (0.100 m/s⁶)t⁶. (a) Find its position and acceleration at the instants when the car has zero velocity. (b) Draw x−t, υ_x−t, and a_x−t graphs for the motion of the bumper between t = 0 and t = 2.00 s.

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