• Embed Doc
  • Copy Link
  • Readcast
  • Collections
  • CommentGo Back
Download
Sub: Math
Topic: Calculus
www.classof1.com
ClassOf1 provides exert guidance for College, Graduate and High school homework and live online tutoring on subjects like
Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Economics and others. Check out more solved problems in our Solution Library.
Question:
Let
2
)
(
t
t
v
be the velocity of a particle at time t and s(t) be the displacement at any time t.
Clearly, s(t) is an anti derivative of v(t) and
3
)
(
3
t
t
s
.
The displacement from time1
tto time2
t= the accumulated rate of
change=
2
1
3
3
)
(
)
(
)
(
3
1
3
2
1
2
tt
t
t
t
s
t
s
dt
t
v
The distance traveled by a particle in the time interval
)
(
2
,
1t
t
and which travels with a velocity
2
)
(
t
t
v
at time t can be found by using Figure1 part of Fundamental theorem of Calculus.
Solution:
If s(t) is the distance travelled by a particle at time t, then
)
(
)
(
1
2
t
s
t
s
gives the
displacement of the particle in the time interval
)
(
2
,
1t
t
.
Also we know that the rate of change of s with respect to t is the velocity v(t).
Now from the given statement, iff is continuous on
,
a b, then
( )
( )
( )
ba
f x dx f b
f a
we have
)
(
)
(
1
2
t
s
t
s
=
dt
dt
ds
tt
2
1
=
dt
t
v
tt
2
1
)
(
of 00

Leave a Comment

You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...
You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...