Displacement of an object

Calculus Level 2

An unknown object's horizontal velocity can be represented as a function of time, by the function v(t) = t^2. What distance does the object travel from 2 to 6 seconds? Round answer to four significant figures. Ignore units and directions.


The answer is 69.30.

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The velocity as a function of time is v ( t ) = t 2 d S d t = t 2 S 6 S 2 = 6 3 2 3 3 = 208 3 69.333 v(t)=t^2\implies \dfrac{dS}{dt}=t^2\implies S_6-S_2=\dfrac{6^3-2^3}{3}=\dfrac{208}{3}\approx \boxed {69.333} .

Krishna Karthik
Mar 22, 2020

v ( t ) = v 2 v(t) = v^2 is an incorrect way of notating v(t) is quadratically dependent on time. It should be v ( t ) = t 2 v(t) = t^2 .

Nevertheless, integrating v ( t ) = t 2 v(t) = t^2 over t = 2 ; 6 t=2;6 , you get 69.33.

sorry for the typo

Evan S - 1 year, 2 months ago

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