Q: A particle moves along the x-axis with velocity at time t0 given by v(t)= -1+e1-t

Find the acceleration of the particle at time t=3. Is the speed of the particle increasing at time t=3? Give a reason for your answer. Find all values of t at which the particle changes direction. Justify your answer. Find the total distance traveled by the partcle over the time interval 0t3.

Find the acceleration of the particle at time t=3.

a(t)=v'(t)<-- first derivative of the velocity v(t)= -1+e1-t a(t)=v'(t)= e1-t -1= -e1-t since t= 3 a(3)= -e1-3=

2 -e-

Is the speed of the particle increasing at time t=3? Give a reason for your answer. speed is increasing when both velocity and acceleration have the SAME sign. time = 3 x velocity acceleration v(t)= -1+e1-t 1 0 -1 v(3)= -1+e-2=-.865<-- Negative 2 -.6321 -.3679 a(t)=-e1-t 3 -.8647 -.1353 a(3)=-e-2= -.135<-- Negative Both velocity and acceleration are negative therefore the speed is increasing.

Find all values of t at which the particle changes direction. Justify your answer.
The particle changes direction when the velocity changes sign. The velocity changes sign at t=1 ( from positive to negative) Therefore the particle changes direction at time=1.

Find the total distance traveled by the partcle over the time interval 0t3.

The total distance is the absoulte value of the anti-derivative of the velocity function. total distance= I v(t) I dt the time interval is from 0 to 3 a=0, b=3 DISTANCE=

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