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9.6 MCQ

1. For time t>0 , the position of a particle moving in the xy-plane is given by the parametric equations
and . What is the acceleration vector of the particle at time t=1 ?
(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)
(E)

2. The position of a particle moving in the xy-plane is given by the vector ⟨ ⟩, where y is a

twice-differentiable function of t. At time , what is the acceleration vector of the particle?

(A) ⟨ ⟩
(B) ⟨ ⟩
(C) ⟨ ⟩

(D) ⟨ ⟩

3. At timet≥0 , a particle moving in the xy-plane has velocity vector given by v(t) = ⟨t2, 5t⟩. What is the acceleration
vector of the particle at timet=3 ?
(A) ⟨ ⟩

(B) ⟨6, 5⟩
(C) ⟨2, 0⟩
(D)
(E)

4. For any time t≥0 , if the position of a particle in the xy-plane is given by x=t2+1 and y=ln(2t+3) , then the
acceleration vector is
(A) (2t, 2/(2t+3))
(B) (2t, −4/(2t+3)2)
(C) (2, 4/(2t+3)2)
(D) (2, 2/(2t+3)2)
(E) (2, −4/(2t+3)2)

5. A particle moves on a plane curve so that at any time t>0 its x-coordinate is t3-t and its y-coordinate is (2t-1)3. The
acceleration vector of the particle at t=1 is

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(A) (0,1)
(B) (2,3)
(C) (2,6)
(D) (6,12)
(E) (6,24)

6. For time t > 0, the position of a particle moving in the xy-plane is given by the vector ⟨ ⟩. What is the velocity
vector of the particle at time t = 2?
(A) ⟨ ⟩
(B) ⟨ ⟩
(C) ⟨ ⟩
(D) ⟨ ⟩

(E) ⟨ ⟩

7. A particle moves in the xy-plane so that at any time t its coordinates are and . At t = 1, its
acceleration vector is
(A) (0,-1)
(B) (0,12)
(C) (2, -2)
(D) (2,0)
(E) (2,8)

8. A particle moves in the xy-plane with position given by (x (t), y(t )) = (5 - 2t,t2 - 3) at time t. In which direction is
the particle moving as it passes through the point (3, -2) ?

(A) Up and to the left

(B) Down and to the left
(C) Up and to the right
(D) Down and to the right
(E) Straight up

9. The velocity vector of a particle moving in the xy-plane has components given by and
. At time t = 4, the position of the particle is (2, 1). What is the y-coordinate of the position vector at
time t = 3 ?
(A) 0.410
(B) 0.590
(C) 0.851
(D) 1.410

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10. If a particle moves in the xy-plane so that at time t>0 its position vector is , then at time
t=2, its velocity vector is

(A)

(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

11. In the xy-plane, a particle moves along the parabola with a constant speed of units per second.
If , what is the value of when the particle is at the point ?
(A)
(B)
(C) 3
(D) 6

(E)

12. The position of a particle moving in the xy-plane is given by the parametric equations and
At which of the following points (x, y) is the particle at rest?

(A) (-4, 12)

(B) (-3, 6)
(C) (-2, 9)
(D) (0, 0)
(E) (3, 4)

13. A particle moves on the curve y=ln x so that the x-component has velocity for At time t=0,
the particle is at the point (1, 0). At time t=1, the particle is at the point
(A) (2,ln2)
(B) (e2,2)
(C)
(D) (3, ln3)
(E)

14. The position of an object moving along a path in the xy-plane is given by the parametric equations
and . The speed of the particle at time t = 0 is

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(A) 3.422
(B) 11.708
(C) 15.580
(D) 16.209

15. The position of a particle moving in the xy-plane is given by the parametric equations x(t) = cos(2t) and y(t) =
sin(2t) for time t ≥ 0. What is the speed of the particle when t = 2.3 ?
(A) 1.000
(B) 2.014
(C) 3.413
(D) 11.652

16. For time , the position of an object moving in the xy-plane is given by the parametric equations
and . What is the speed of the object at time ?
(A) 1.155
(B) 1.319
(C) 1.339
(D) 1.810

17. The position of an object moving in the -plane is given by the parametric equations and
. At what times is the object at rest?

(A) only
(B) and only
(C) and only
(D) , , and

18. The velocity of a particle moving in the -plane can be described by the parametric equations
and for time . If the particle is at the point at time , what is
the position of the particle at time ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

19. The path of a particle in the -plane is described by the parametric equations and .
Which of the following gives the total distance traveled by the particle from to ?

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(A) ⅆ

(B) ⅆ

(C) ⅆ

(D) ⅆ

20. A particle moves in the -plane so that its position at time is given by and .
What is the speed of the particle when ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

21. The position of a particle moving in the -plane is given by the parametric equations and
for time . What is the speed of the particle at time ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

22. A curve in the -plane is given by parametric functions and , where and
for . The coordinates of the point on the curve where are
. What is the -coordinate of the point on the curve where ?
(A)
(B) 1.654
(C) 2.878
(D) 7.410

23. For time , a particle moves in the -plane with velocity vector given by
. At time , the particle is at position . What is the
particle’s acceleration vector at time ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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24. For time , a particle moves with velocity vector given by , where and are continuous
functions of . At time , the particle is at position . Which of the following expressions gives the
particle’s position at time ?
(A)
(B)

(C) ⅆ ⅆ

(D) ⅆ ⅆ

25.
For time , the velocity of a particle moving in the -plane is given by the vector .
At time , the position of the particle is . What is the distance between the position of the particle at time
and the position of the particle at time ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

26. The position of a particle is given by the parametric equations and . What is the
velocity vector at time ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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