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Saladsamurai
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[SOLVED] Rectilinear Motion
I know that I am given acceleration as a function of position. I know that by the chain rule
[tex]a=dv/dt=(dv/ds)(ds/dt)=\frac{dv}{ds}\cdot v[/tex] I am just not sure where to go from here?
Any hints?
Thanks,
Casey
Homework Statement
A car starts from rest and moves along a straight line with acceleration [itex]a=3s^{-1/3}m/s^2[/itex] where s in meters. Determine the cars acceleration at t =4 seconds.I know that I am given acceleration as a function of position. I know that by the chain rule
[tex]a=dv/dt=(dv/ds)(ds/dt)=\frac{dv}{ds}\cdot v[/tex] I am just not sure where to go from here?
Any hints?
Thanks,
Casey