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Example Question #521 : Spatial Calculus
If the position of particle is , then what is its acceleration function ?
Since the acceleration is the second derivative of the position , we must differentiate it twice, with the help of the product rule:
So the acceleration function is .
Example Question #521 : Calculus
Given that the velocity of a particle is , what is the acceleration of the particle at time ?
Given the velocity , we know that the acceleration function is given by the derivative of the velocity:
So now we plug in to get
Example Question #522 : Calculus
A car's position can be represented by the equation . Given this information, find the car's acceleration when .
The given equation is used to find position. Based on what we know about derivatives, if we take the derivative of position with respect to time we will be finding the change in position over time, which is velocity. So the first step is to take the derivative. We will get
to represent our velocity. Next, if we take the derivative of the velocity, we get change in velocity, which is an objects acceleration.
you plug in the given t value of t=2 to find the acceleration at this step in time.
Example Question #523 : Calculus
A car is traveling with a velocity represnted by the function when . Using this information what is the vehicle's acceleration when .
If we take the derivative of the velocity, we get change in velocity with respect to time, which is an objects acceleration.
you plug in the given t value of t=3 to find the acceleration at this step in time.
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Example Question #524 : Calculus
An object's position is represented by the function when . Using this information, find the object's acceleration when .
The given equation is used to find position. Based on what we know about derivatives, if we take the derivative of position with respect to time we will be finding the change in position over time, which is velocity. So the first step is to take the derivative. We will get
to represent our velocity. Next, if we take the derivative of the velocity, we get change in velocity, which is an objects acceleration.
you plug in the given t value of t=5 to find the acceleration at this step in time.
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Example Question #525 : Calculus
An object's motion is represented by the polynomial when . Using this information, find the objects acceleration when .
The given equation is used to find position. Based on what we know about derivatives, if we take the derivative of position with respect to time we will be finding the change in position over time, which is velocity. So the first step is to take the derivative. We will get
to represent our velocity. Next, if we take the derivative of the velocity, we get change in velocity, which is an objects acceleration.
you plug in the given t value of t=1 to find the acceleration at this step in time.
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Example Question #526 : Calculus
What is the acceleration function of a particle whose position function is given with respect to time as ?
Acceleration is given as the second derivative with respect to time of position:
To take the first derivative, it will be necessary to use the product rule of derivation:
This yields the velocity function:
Now, to find the acceleration function, we derive once more:
Example Question #527 : Calculus
The velocity of a function with respect to time is given as . Determine its acceleration function.
Acceleration is given as the derivative of the velocity function with respect to time:
To find this derivative, it would be useful to utilize the rule of derivatves for quotients:
Example Question #528 : Calculus
If models the position of a frisbee as a function of time. Find the equation which models the acceleration of the frisbee.
Recall that velocity if the first derivative of position, and acceleration is the first derivative of velocity. To find the equation which models the acceleration, we need to take the second derivative of f(x).
Recall that for any polynomial we can take the derivative as follows:
So our original function:
Becomes:
And then:
So our answer is
Example Question #529 : Calculus
If models the position of a frisbee as a function of time, find the acceleration of the frisbee after seconds.
Recall that velocity if the first derivative of position, and acceleration is the first derivative of velocity. To find the acceleration after 3 seconds, we need to find f''(3).
Recall that for any polynomial we can take the derivative as follows:
So our original function:
Becomes:
And then:
Finally, we need f''(3)
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