Final Velocity of a car with a opposing decreasing drag force

[collinsmark]

taking one v out from both sides correct?

Yes, that's right.

Now the rest is straight calculus. Start with separation of variables.

 

[vbottas]

Yes, that's right.

Now the rest is straight calculus. Start with separation of variables.

 

[collinsmark]

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Looks good to me so far. But move the dx to the other side of the equation. Then you'll finally be ready to integrate.

 

[vbottas]

 

[vbottas]

Looks good to me so far. But move the dx to the other side of the equation. Then you'll finally be ready to integrate.

should I plug in known values to the left side?

 

[collinsmark]

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Perfect. Now integrate both sides of the equation. (This will involve two integrals, one on each side of the equation.)

 

[erobz]

should I plug in known values to the left side?

Always try to work in variables till the end. Calculate as last step.

 

[vbottas]

Alway try to work in variables till the end.

ok! I was just worried taking the integral this many constants labeled as letters may get a bit confusing. But I'll trust you on this!

 

[erobz]

ok! I was just worried taking the integral this many constants labeled as letters may get a bit confusing. But I'll trust you on this!

The constants come outside the integral.

 

[vbottas]

Perfect. Now integrate both sides of the equation. (This will involve two integrals, one on each side of the equation.)

the bounds on the left side is 0 to 45 correct? what would my right side bounds be?

 

[collinsmark]

the bounds on the left side is 0 to 45 correct? what would my left side bounds be?

Well, you're integrating over velocity, right? How about v_f and v_0?

 

[erobz]

the bounds on the left side is 0 to 45 correct? what would my left side bounds be?

One is the speed you began with, the other is variable (final velocity) leave these all variable names though. You can integrate on the left from $x_o$ to $x_f$, and as was mentioned $v_o$ to $v_f$ on the RHS.

 

[vbottas]

 

[vbottas]

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i changed the left side back to xi and xf :)

 

[vbottas]

FTC time?

 

[collinsmark]

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So far so good, except you left out the A by accident somewhere along the line. But yes, that's the right idea.

Next step is algebra. Solve for v_f.

 

[erobz]

Now use log rules and solve for $v_f$

 

[vbottas]

 

[erobz]

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Keep simplifying. Log rules on the RHS to group those terms, then exponentiate each side.

 

[vbottas]

Keep simplifying

I can turn the rhs to ln(vf/vi) but that is the only simplificiation I see? Do you agree?

 

[erobz]

I can turn the rhs to ln(vf/vi) but that is the only simplificiation I see? Do you agree?

Next. exponentiation of each side.

 

[collinsmark]

I can turn the rhs to ln(vf/vi) but that is the only simplificiation I see? Do you agree?

Try taking both sides of the equation to the power of e. (I.e., exponentiate each side)

 

[vbottas]

Try taking both sides of the equation to the power of e. (I.e., exponentiate each side)

oh boy its been awhile since i've done this. the rhs ln disappears leaving just vf/vi. but for the left side, does all of the left side become the exponent for e?

 

[collinsmark]

oh boy its been awhile since i've done this. the rhs ln disappears leaving just vf/vi. but for the left side, does all of the left side become the exponent for e?

Yes.

 

[vbottas]

 

[vbottas]

seems like it's plug in time and thats it!

 

[collinsmark]

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'Looks good to me.

All that's left to do is plug in the numbers.

 

[vbottas]

Wow. thank you so much. both of you, for your time and patience through this problem. I truly appreciate it. I could have hired a tutor and still wouldn't have recieved such great step by step help. Have a great rest of your day, yall deserve it! Take it easy!