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Apr 4, 2020
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s(t)   =   t3 - 6t2 + 9t + 1

 

a:

 

v(t)   =   s'(t)          because velocity is the derivative of position

 

v(t)   =   3t2 - 12t + 9     This equation tells us her velocity at any time  t .  To find her velocity when  t = 3  ,  plug in  3  for  t

 

v(3)  =   3(3)2 - 12(3) + 9

 

v(3)   =   0          (This is is meters per second)

 

b:

 

a(t)   =   v'(t)          because acceleration is the derivative of velocity

 

a(t)   =   6t - 12          Now we can find what value of  t  causes  a(t)  to be  0

 

6t - 12   =   0          Solve this equation for  t

 

t  =  2

 

So when  t = 2  her acceleration is  0 . But we want to know what is her velocity when  t = 2  ?

 

v(2)   =   3(2)2 - 12(2) + 9

 

v(2)   =   -3          (This is in meters per second)

 

c:

 

Alice is at rest when her velocity is zero. Can you find what values of  t  make  v(t)  be  0  ?

 

d:

 

She's going backwards when her velocity is negative. So after finding what values of  t  make her velocity  0  ,  we can test a  t  value on each side of each zero to find the intervals where the velocity is negative.

 

e:

 

Here's a graph of  s(t)  with points on the graph labeled for  t = 1,2,3,4,5,6 :

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/ryywlaotbp

 

I'm kind of guessing on this one, but here's my guess:

After  0 s ,  she is  1 m  from the starting position, and she moved a total distance of  0 m

After  1 s ,  she is  5 m  from the starting position, and she moved a total distance of  4 m

After  2 s ,  she is  3 m  from the starting position, and she moved a total distance of  6 m

After  3 s ,  she is  1 m  from the starting position, and she moved a total distance of  8 m

After  4 s ,  she is  5 m  from the starting position, and she moved a total distance of  12 m

After  5 s ,  she is  21 m  from the starting position, and she moved a total distance of  28 m

After  6 s ,  she is  55 m  from the starting position, and she moved a total distance of  62 m

 

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