College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134609034
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 8CQ
The motion of a skateboard along a horizontal axis is observed for 5 s. The initial position of the skateboard is negative with respect to a chosen origin, and its velocity throughout the 5 s is also negative. At the end of the observation time, is the skateboard closer to or farther from the origin than initially? Explain.
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Suppose the position of an object moving horizontally after t seconds is given by the following function
s=f(t),
where s is measured in feet, with s>0corresponding to positions right of the origin.
a. Graph the position function.
b. Find and graph the velocity function. When is the object stationary, moving to the right, and moving to the left?
c. Determine the velocity and acceleration of the object at t=1.
d. Determine the acceleration of the object when its velocity is zero.
e. On what intervals is the speed increasing?
f(t)=t^3−15t^2+72 t; 0≤t≤8
Suppose the position of an object moving horizontally after t seconds is given by the following function s=f(t),where s is measured in feet, with s>0corresponding to positions right of the origin.
a. Graph the position function.
b. Find and graph the velocity function. When is the object stationary, moving to the right, and moving to the left?
c. Determine the velocity and acceleration of the object at t=1.
d. Determine the acceleration of the object when its velocity is zero.
e. On what intervals is the speed increasing?
f(t)=t^3−15^2+72t; 0≤t≤8
Suppose the position of an object moving horizontally after t seconds is given by the following function
s=f(t),
where s is measured in feet, with s>0corresponding to positions right of the origin.
a. Graph the position function.
b. Find and graph the velocity function. When is the object stationary, moving to the right, and moving to the left?
c. Determine the velocity and acceleration of the object att=1.
d. Determine the acceleration of the object when its velocity is zero.
e. On what intervals is the speed increasing?\
f(t)=24t−4t^2 ; 0≤t≤8
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