The discussion centers on calculating the position vector from velocity through integration, specifically using the formula: position vector = [at - (bt^3)/3 + v_x(0)]i + [(ct^2)/2 + v_y(0)]j. The user initially believed their answer was correct but later acknowledged that the software provided an incorrect solution. The confusion arose from misunderstanding the initial conditions for position, which should not be the same as the initial values for velocity.
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Your initial conditions for position are not your initial values for velocity.ana111790 said:position vector = [at - (bt^3)/3 + v_x(0)]i + [(ct^2)/2 + v_y(0)]j
position vector = [at - (bt^3)/3 + a]i + [(ct^2)/2]j
This however is the wrong answer and I don't know understand why?
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