I get it. Haha, I guess I kinda answered my own question there by including x(initial).
I see.
But, what formula do they use for that last line segment? Is that the v^2=v(initial)^2+2a[x(final)-x(initial)]?
If not, how would I go about creating/finding that equation?
Thanks again.
Sorry for another question...
Okay, so I see that I have to use the 0a x(t) function I integrated in order to get the rest of these values.
I guess my only question left is, why do I have to plug in these numbers at all? Why isn't 25t for the interval [a,b] sufficient in determining the...
And distance traveled is the area under the curve right?
So, wouldn't it be positive?
And if that's the case, what did they do to calculate x(t) for bc?
Homework Statement
The figure below represents part of the performance data of a car owned by a proud physics student. (The horizontal axis is marked in increments of 1 s and the vertical axis is marked in increments of 1 m/s.)
Here's a picture:
http://i.imgur.com/6bGXd.png
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