Consider a particle moving along the x-axis where x(t) is the position of the particle at time t A particle, initially at rest, moves along the x-axis such that its acceleration at time t > 0 is given by a(t)=5cos(t). At t=0, its position is x=2?
(a) Find the velocity and position functions for the particle.
v(t)=
f(t)=
(b) Find the values of t for which the particle is at rest. (Use k as an arbitrary non-negative integer.)
t=
(a) Find the velocity and position functions for the particle.
v(t)=
f(t)=
(b) Find the values of t for which the particle is at rest. (Use k as an arbitrary non-negative integer.)
t=
1 Answer
At rest when
Explanation:
so with
\ \ \ \ \ (dv)/dt = 5cost
:. v=5sint+A
\ \ \ \ \ 0 = 0+A => A=0
:. v=5sint
So then:
\ \ \ \ \ (dx)/dt = 5sint
:. x=-5cost+B
\ \ \ \ \ 2 = -5+B => B=7
:. x=-5cost+7
If the particle is at rest then
:. 5sint = 0
:. sint = 0
:. t = npi wheren in NN
Note:
Some tutors and texts combine the initial conditions into a definite integral and remove the need to evaluate the constant of integration, as follows:
e.g for the velocity we have:
(dv)/dt = 5cost => int (dv)/dt dt=int5costdt
If we combine the initial conditions into a definite integral then the integration variable
int_0^v (dv)/dt dt=int_0^t 5costdt
:. int_0^v dv=int_0^t 5costdt (or if you preferint_0^v d rho=int_0^t 5costau d tau )
:. [v]_0^v= [5sint]_0^t
:. v-0= 5sint - 5sin0
:. v= 5sint , as before
Similarly for the displacement we could write
int_2^x dx= int_0^t 5sint , as before
and again we get the same solution.