Finding Displacement, Total Distance, and a Position Vector In Exercises 9–14, the velocity vector v and the position of a particle at time t = 0 are given. (a) Find the position of the particle when t = 3. (b) Find the total distance traveled on the interval 0 s t s 3. (c) Find the position vector of the particle.

Finding Displacement, Total Distance, and a Position Vector In Exercises 9–14, the velocity vector v and the position of a particle at time t = 0 are given. (a) Find the position of the particle when t = 3. (b) Find the total distance traveled on the interval 0 s t s 3. (c) Find the position vector of the particle.

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