To determine which code the scientists will use, we must find the velocity and acceleration of the particle, given by the first and second derivatives of the position function, respectively, evaluated at the given point. 

The velocity and acceleration functions, therefore, are

The derivatives were found using the following rules:

, 

Evaluated at t=2, we find that

When the velocity is positive, but the acceleration is negative, the code the scientists use is .

To determine the velocity of the particle, we must take the first derivative of the position function - in other words, the rate of change of the position is the velocity:

The derivative was found using the following rule:

To find the velocity at the given point, we simply plug in the value into the velocity function:

The acceleration of a particle is its change in velocity; therefore, to find its acceleration at a particular point in time, it is necessary to take the derivative of the velocity function and evaluate it for that value.  In short, we want . 

Differentiate :

Apply the sum rule:

Apply the chain rule by setting :

This is the acceleration function; substitute 6 for :

The acceleration function of a particle with respect to time is the derivative  of the velocity function of the particle. 

Find this derivative by first using the product rule:

Apply the product rule:

Evaluate :

 feet per second squared.

To determine the velocity function - the rate of change of position - we must take the derivative of the position function:

The derivative was found using the following rules:

, 

To find the velocity at a certain value of x - the instantaneous rate of change of position - we simply plug in the given value of x into the velocity function:

To find the rate of change of crystal growth at a given time, we must take the derivative of the growth rate function and evaluate it at a specific time.

The derivative of the function is

and was found using the following rules:

, 

Now, to find the growth rate at t=5, simply plug in this value for t into the derivative function:

If p(t) gives the position of a planet as a function of time, find the function which models the planet's acceleration.

Velocity is the first derivative of position. Acceleration is the first derivative of velocity.

Therefore, all we need to do to solve this problem is to find the second derivative of p(t).

We can do this via the power rule and the rule for differentiating sine and cosine.

1) 

2) 

So, we these rules in mind, we get:

So our velocity function is:

Next, differentiate v(t) to get a(t).

So, our acceleration function is

If p(t) gives the position of a planet as a function of time, find the planet's acceleration when t=0.

Velocity is the first derivative of position. Acceleration is the first derivative of velocity.

Therefore, all we need to do to solve this problem is to find the second derivative of p(t) and then plug in 0 for t and solve.

We can do this via the power rule and the rule for differentiating sine and cosine.

1) 

2) 

So, we these rules in mind, we get:

So our velocity function is:

Next, differentiate v(t) to get a(t).

So, our acceleration function is

Next, plug in 0 and simplify.

Our answer is 12. Since we are not given any units, we can leave it as 12

The car's acceleration is the instantaneous rate of change in its velocity with respect to time (), so we can find the value of the cars acceleration at any time by taking the derivative of the velocity equation

Evaluating at , we get

We are given the function describing the position of the body given a time "t":

We are also given the interval that the function can be applied over: 

First, we are tasked to find the speed of the body at each of the endpoints (0 and 2 seconds, respectively). 

To figure this, we must understand that speed is the absolute value of velocity. 

To find the velocity function, we must take the derivative of the position function with respect to time:

Now that we have the function of velocity given a time "t", we can find the speed of the body given a time "t" by simply taking the absolute value of the velocity function. 

Now, to find the speed of the endpoints:

We can repeat the same process to find the speed at 2 seconds.

For part a, the speeds at 0 and 2 seconds are 3 and 1 [m/s], respectively. 

Part b asks us to find the acceleration at the endpoint times (0 and 2 seconds). To do this, we must first understand that to find acceleration at a time "t", we must take the derivative, with respect to time, of the velocity function. 

From part a, we found the velocity function:

Thus, to find acceleration, we derive this function with respect to time.

The result of our derivation tells us that no matter what time is plugged into the function, the acceleration shall always return 2[m/s^2].

So, for part b, the acceleration at 0 and 2 seconds are 2 and 2 [m/s^2], respectively.