I am having trouble with the following problem:
A rocket sled having an initial speed of 150mi/hr is slowed by a channel of water. Assume that, during the braking process, the acceleration a is given by a(v)=-u*v^2, where v is the velocity and u is constant.
a) write the equations of...
I would like to see the proof that the shortest distance between two points is a line. I found a proof online http://www.instant-analysis.com/Principles/straightline.htm but i can't quite follow it.
Does anyone know of a simple proof of this fact?
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I think you just need practice. If it’s a speed problem then practice could help. You say that you would do better if you had more time and that's a problem I can understand, but is it a problem worth solving? I have a similar problem. I am the strongest student in my math class but I take...
for the trig sub
x=sin(θ)
dx=cos(θ)dθ
substitute into original integral simpligy trig expresion and switch limits of integration (evaluate interms of theta) and you will get &pi/4
if you haven't learned trig subs check it out in your calc book it not a very hard topic.
the equation is for a semicircle of radius 1 from 0 to 1 you get a quarter circle and 1/4 pi *r^2=1/4pi
1/4pi is the answer
you could also evaluate the integral using a trig subsitution
you already found the answer if you divide both sides of the equation by 4 in your solution you also...
You are correct on the interval from 0 to π the length is as you stated but my answer is for [0,2π]
I assumed he wanted the length of a single wave which is produce over the interval [0,2π]
It would go something like this
y=sin(x)
dl^2=dx^2+dy^2 (Pythagorean theorem applied at the infinitesimal scale where dl is the length of the infinitesimal segment of the curve)
dl=√(dx^2+dy^2)
dl=√(1+dy^2/dx^2)dx
l=∫0…2π √(1+(dy/dx)^2)dx
l=∫0…2&pi...