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Example Question #291 : Calculus
The position of a particle is given by the following function:
What is the velocity of the particle at ?
In order to find the velocity of a particle at a certain point, we must first find the derivative.
To find the derivative we must use the trigonometric rules of differentiation for cosine and sine which states,
and the power rule,
.
Thus we get,
.
Then find the value of when :
Therefore, the answer is:
Example Question #292 : Velocity
The position of a particle is given by the function . What is the velocity of the particle at time ?
Velocity of a particle can be found by taking the derivative of the position function with respect to time. Recall that a derivative gives the rate of change of some parameter, relative to the change of some other variable. When we take the derivative of position with respect to time, we are evaluating how position changes over time; i.e velocity!
To take the derivative of the position function
We'll need to make use of the following derivative rule(s):
Derivative of a natural log:
Trigonometric derivative:
Using the above properties, the velocity function is
At time
Example Question #293 : Velocity
The position of a particle is given by the function . What is the velocity of the particle at time ?
Velocity of a particle can be found by taking the derivative of the position function with respect to time. Recall that a derivative gives the rate of change of some parameter, relative to the change of some other variable. When we take the derivative of position with respect to time, we are evaluating how position changes over time; i.e velocity!
To take the derivative of the position function
We'll need to make use of the following derivative rule(s):
Derivative of a natural log:
Trigonometric derivative:
Using the above properties, the velocity function is
At time
Example Question #294 : Velocity
The position of a particle is given by the function . What is the velocity of the particle at time ?
Velocity of a particle can be found by taking the derivative of the position function with respect to time. Recall that a derivative gives the rate of change of some parameter, relative to the change of some other variable. When we take the derivative of position with respect to time, we are evaluating how position changes over time; i.e velocity!
To take the derivative of the position function
We'll need to make use of the following derivative rule(s):
Derivative of a natural log:
Trigonometric derivative:
Using the above properties, the velocity function is
At time
Example Question #295 : Velocity
The position of a particle is given by the function . What is the velocity of the particle at time ?
Velocity of a particle can be found by taking the derivative of the position function with respect to time. Recall that a derivative gives the rate of change of some parameter, relative to the change of some other variable. When we take the derivative of position with respect to time, we are evaluating how position changes over time; i.e velocity!
To take the derivative of the position function
We'll need to make use of the following derivative rule(s):
Derivative of a natural log:
Trigonometric derivative:
Using the above properties, the velocity function is
At time
Example Question #296 : Velocity
The position of a particle is given by the function . What is the velocity of the particle at time ?
Velocity of a particle can be found by taking the derivative of the position function with respect to time. Recall that a derivative gives the rate of change of some parameter, relative to the change of some other variable. When we take the derivative of position with respect to time, we are evaluating how position changes over time; i.e velocity!
To take the derivative of the position function
We'll need to make use of the following derivative rule(s):
Derivative of an exponential:
Derivative of a natural log:
Trigonometric derivative:
Note that u may represent large functions, and not just individual variables!
Using the above properties, the velocity function is
At time
Example Question #297 : Velocity
The position of a particle is given by the function . What is the velocity of the particle at time ?
Velocity of a particle can be found by taking the derivative of the position function with respect to time. Recall that a derivative gives the rate of change of some parameter, relative to the change of some other variable. When we take the derivative of position with respect to time, we are evaluating how position changes over time; i.e velocity!
To take the derivative of the position function
We'll need to make use of the following derivative rule(s):
Derivative of an exponential:
Derivative of a natural log:
Trigonometric derivative:
Note that u may represent large functions, and not just individual variables!
Using the above properties, the velocity function is
At time
Example Question #298 : Velocity
What is when ?
To find the velocity at , you must first find the velocity function, which is the derivative of the position function. To take the derivative, you must multiply the exponent by the leading coefficient and then subtract from the exponent. Therefore, the velocity function is: . Then, to find the velocity at , plug in. Your answer is .
Example Question #299 : Velocity
The position of a point is found by the following function:
What is the velocity at ?
In order to find the velocity of any point given a position function, we must first find the derivative of the position function, .
This is the position function:
The derivative gives us the velocity function:
You can then find the velocity of a given point by substituting it in for the variable:
Therefore, the velocity at is:
Example Question #300 : Velocity
The position of a point is found by the following function:
What is the velocity at ?
In order to find the velocity of any point given a position function, we must first find the derivative of the position function, .
This is the position function:
The derivative gives us the velocity function:
You can then find the velocity of a given point by substituting it in for the variable:
Therefore, the velocity at is:
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