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Problem:
Find the position function from the given velocity or acceleration function.
a(t) = <e^-3t,t,sint>, v(0)=<4,-2,4>, r(0)=<0,4,-2>
Solution:
To find the answer the integral must be taken...
Integral of a(t) = <-(1/3)e^(-3t), (1/2)t^2, -cos(t)>
Since taking it with respect to t, it becomes velocity
(acceleration = x/t/t distance over time 2)
Integral of acceleration with respect to t is... (xt^-1, x/t)
Since that is just the velocity function, you do have an initial velocity at v(0)...(time at 0)
adding these to each part of the integral.
The velocity function is this: <-(1/3)e^(-3t)+4, (1/2)t^2-2, -cos(t)+4>
Again, the integral must be taken and it becomes the position function
x(t) = <(1/9)e^(-3t)+4t, (1/6)t^3-2t, 4t-sin(t)>
And add constants again r(0)
therefore the answer r(t) (x(t)) = <(1/9)e^(-3t)+4t+0, (1/6)t^3-2t+4, 4t-sin(t)-2>
BUT my teacher said the first and the third portions are wrong? I do not understand how.
Find the position function from the given velocity or acceleration function.
a(t) = <e^-3t,t,sint>, v(0)=<4,-2,4>, r(0)=<0,4,-2>
Solution:
To find the answer the integral must be taken...
Integral of a(t) = <-(1/3)e^(-3t), (1/2)t^2, -cos(t)>
Since taking it with respect to t, it becomes velocity
(acceleration = x/t/t distance over time 2)
Integral of acceleration with respect to t is... (xt^-1, x/t)
Since that is just the velocity function, you do have an initial velocity at v(0)...(time at 0)
adding these to each part of the integral.
The velocity function is this: <-(1/3)e^(-3t)+4, (1/2)t^2-2, -cos(t)+4>
Again, the integral must be taken and it becomes the position function
x(t) = <(1/9)e^(-3t)+4t, (1/6)t^3-2t, 4t-sin(t)>
And add constants again r(0)
therefore the answer r(t) (x(t)) = <(1/9)e^(-3t)+4t+0, (1/6)t^3-2t+4, 4t-sin(t)-2>
BUT my teacher said the first and the third portions are wrong? I do not understand how.