MechaMZ
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Homework Statement
A 7.00 kg object starting from rest falls through a viscous medium and experiences a resistive force = -b , where is the velocity of the object. The object reaches one half its terminal speed in 6.14 s.
terminal speed = 86.898m/s
How far has the object traveled in the first 6.14 s of motion?
The Attempt at a Solution
i don't understand why i couldn't simply use an integration of V to find the displacement since the acceleration is not constant.
the method I've tried.
v=vt(1-e(-t/T))
T=m/b
=7/b
=vt/9.81
v=86.898(1-e(-t/8.858))
\int^{t=6.14}_{t=0} vt(1-e(-t/T))dt
\int^{t=6.14}_{t=0} (86.898-86.898e-t/8.858)dt
533.55-(43.448-86.898)
577m
my answer is wrong, but i don't know why it is wrong. hope somebody could explain to me