In the plane, the coordinates of a moving point are as specified below:
If denotes time, determine the average speed of the moving point from to
Details and Assumptions: All angles are in radians.
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Let v a be the average speed and s be the travel space and the time is t = 2 π − 2 − π = π . Then, v a = t i m e travel space = t s . Since sin ( t ) ∈ [ − 1 , 1 ] , cos(sin(t)) always will be positive, v a = t s = t ∫ d s = t ∫ ( ( d x ) 2 + ( d y ) 2 ) 2 1 = = ∫ − π / 2 π / 2 π ( cos 2 ( t ) ⋅ ( sin 2 ( sin ( t ) ) + cos 2 ( sin ( t ) ) ) 2 1 d t = ∫ − π / 2 π / 2 π ∣ cos ( t ) ∣ d t = = ( π 1 ) ⋅ ( sin ( t ) ) − π / 2 π / 2 = π 2