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Example Question #191 : Derivatives
A particle moves in space with velocity given by
where are constant parameters.
Find the acceleration of the particle when t=4.
To find the acceleration of the particle, we must take the first derivative of the velocity function:
The derivative was found using the following rule:
Now, we evaluate the acceleration function at the given point:
Example Question #12 : Applications Of Derivatives
Find the velocity function from an acceleration function given by
and the condition
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, so we must integrate the acceleration function to find the velocity function:
The integration was performed using the following rules:
,
To find the integration constant C, we must use the initial condition given:
Our final answer is
Example Question #11 : Velocity, Speed, Acceleration
The velocity of a particle is given by v(t). Find the function which models the particle's acceleration.
The velocity of a particle is given by v(t). Find the function which models the particle's acceleration.
To find the acceleration from a velocity function, simply take the derivative.
In this case, we are given v(t), and we need to find v'(t) because v'(t)=a(t).
To find v'(t), we need to use the power rule.
For each term, simply multiply by the exponent, and then subtract one from the exponent. Constant terms will drop out, linear terms will become constants, and so on.
So, our answer is:
Example Question #11 : Applications Of Derivatives
The velocity of a particle is given by v(t). Find the particle's acceleration when t=3.
The velocity of a particle is given by v(t). Find the particle's acceleration when t=3.
To find the acceleration from a velocity function, simply take the derivative.
In this case, we are given v(t), and we need to find v'(t) because v'(t)=a(t).
To find v'(t), we need to use the power rule.
For each term, simply multiply by the exponent, and then subtract one from the exponent. Constant terms will drop out, linear terms will become constants, and so on.
So, our acceleration function is:
Now, plug in 3 for t and solve.
So, our answer is 52.
Example Question #1 : Euler's Method And L'hopital's Rule
Evaluate:
The limit does not exist.
Let's examine the limit
first.
and
,
so by L'Hospital's Rule,
Since ,
Now, for each , ; therefore,
By the Squeeze Theorem,
and
Example Question #2 : Euler's Method And L'hopital's Rule
Evaluate:
The limit does not exist.
Therefore, by L'Hospital's Rule, we can find by taking the derivatives of the expressions in both the numerator and the denominator:
Similarly,
So
But for any , so
Example Question #3 : Euler's Method And L'hopital's Rule
Evaluate:
The limit does not exist.
and
Therefore, by L'Hospital's Rule, we can find by taking the derivatives of the expressions in both the numerator and the denominator:
Similarly,
so
Example Question #4 : Euler's Method And L'hopital's Rule
Evaluate:
and
Therefore, by L'Hospital's Rule, we can find by taking the derivatives of the expressions in both the numerator and the denominator:
Example Question #1 : Euler's Method
Suppose we have the following differential equation with the initial condition:
Use Euler's method to approximate , using a step size of .
We start at x = 0 and move to x=2, with a step size of 1. Essentially, we approximate the next step by using the formula:
.
So applying Euler's method, we evaluate using derivative:
And two step sizes, at x = 1 and x = 2.
And thus the evaluation of p at x = 2, using Euler's method, gives us p(2) = 2.
Example Question #2 : Euler's Method
Approximate by using Euler's method on the differential equation
with initial condition (which has the solution ) and time step .
Using Euler's method with means that we use two iterations to get the approximation. The general iterative formula is
where each is
is an approximation of , and , for this differential equation. So we have
So our approximation of is