Calculus 2 : Integrals

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Example Questions

Example Question #26 : Applications In Physics

In 1D electromagnetism, , where  is voltage drop, and  is the electric field. and  and  are arbitrary bounds. 

In a capacitor,  is just a constant. Find the voltage drop for a constant electric field with strength  from 

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Explanation:

We can simply plug in the values into our first equation by:

Example Question #27 : Applications In Physics

In Electrical Engineering, the Laplace Transform is a heavily used integral transform. It is given by:

, where  is a number. 

Determine the Laplace Transform of 

Assume 

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Explanation:

 

By the fundamental theorem of calculus and since

 

Example Question #28 : Applications In Physics

In Electrical Engineering, the Laplace Transform is a heavily used integral transform. It is given by:

, where  is a number. 

Determine the Laplace transform of 

Assume 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

By the given formula:

By the fundamental theorem of calculus and because

                             

Example Question #29 : Applications In Physics

A particle's position is given by the following equation:

Here,  represents the particle's displacement from its starting point after  seconds. What is the particle's acceleration at ?

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Explanation:

The velocity of an object is defined as the derivative of its position with respect to time; in turn, the acceleration of an object is defined as the derivative of its velocity with respect to time. Since we've been given the equation defining the particle's position after  seconds, to determine its acceleration we must take the second derivative of this equation.

The first derivative with respect to time is

.

The second derivative with respect to time is

.

Now we simply substitute  for the new equation for the particle's acceleration to yield

Example Question #22 : Integral Applications

Water flows into a certain pool at a rate of   for an hour, where  is measured in minutes. Find the amount of water that flows into the pool during the first  minutes.

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Explanation:

We can model the flow of water into the pool by a function of time; let  be the amount of water in the pool at time . Then  represents the rate at which water flows into the pool at time . By the net change theorem, evaluating the definite integral of  over an interval  yields the total change, or amount of, that quantity over that interval. Hence, we can determine how much water flowed into the pool over the first  minutes by evaluating the definite integral of  from  to , as follows:

Hence, the amount of water that flows into the pool during the first  minutes at this rate is .

Example Question #31 : Applications In Physics

Suppose a particle has an acceleration given as the following function of time: . At time , the velocity of the particle is .

After one second, how far has the particle moved from its original position?

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Explanation:

In order to figure out the particle's position at time , we must first discover the position as a function of time.

We know that

,

and that the velocity at time is given by 

.

Since the initial position is not known, we might as well say that the initial position is at the origin, that is to say that

.

Then will tell us how far the particle has traveled from the origin, which would be exactly the distance the particle has traveled from it's original position. First, we must compute . We know that, 

so then

,

where is some constant. To find , we use the condition that . Plugging this in to the velocity function, we get

.

Thus our velocity as a function of time is

.

Now to find position, we know that

.

Plugging in , we get

,

where again is some unknown constant. To solve for , we plug in the condition and obtain .

Thus our position as a function of time is given by .

Now it is just a matter of plugging in . Doing so, we obtain .

Therefore our distance away from where the particle started is .

Example Question #32 : Applications In Physics

A particle starts at rest at position zero, and its velocity is described by  What is the position of the particle as a function of time? 

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Explanation:

The position of a particle can be found by integrating the velocity function.  We need to use the initial condition to find our constant, since it will be an indefinite integral.

 

Therefore, our constant equals 

Putting it all together, our equation is:

Example Question #33 : Applications In Physics

If and , what is the original position function?

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Explanation:

First, integrate the velocity function because the integral will be the position function: . Then, integrate. Remember to raise the exponent by 1 and then put that result on the denominator: . Then, plug in your initial conditions to find your C: . Simplify and solve for C. . Plug that in to get your position function: .

Example Question #34 : Applications In Physics

If and , what is the original position function?

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Explanation:

First, write an integral expression. Remember that the integral of velocity is position:

Then, integrate. Remember to raise the exponent by 1 and then also put that result on the denominator. Also, add a C because it is an indefinite integral at this point:

To find C, plug in your initial conditions:

Solve for C: 

Plug in to get your position function:

 

Example Question #31 : Integral Applications

If and , what is the original position function?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, write an integral expression. Remember that the integral of the velocity function is the position function:

Integrate. Remember to add one to the exponent and then also put that result on the denominator. Also, remember to add C because it is an indefinite integral at this point:

Now, plug in your initial conditions to find C:

Now, solve for C:

Sub C into your position function:

 

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