Answer
2a) v ( t ) = $\frac{( 81 – 9t² )}{(t²+9)²}$
2b) The velocity after 1 second is 0.72 feet per second.
2c) The particle is at rest at 3 seconds.
2d) The particle is moving in the positive direction from zero seconds until 3 seconds.
2e) The particle travels 1.8 feet in the first 6 seconds.
2f) See sketch for 2f
2g) a ( t ) = $\frac{18t( t² - 27 )}{(t²+9)³}$
2g) a ( 1 ) = 0.468 feet per second per second
2h) see screenshot of 2h)
2i) The particle is speeding up on the interval ( 3 , 3 $\sqrt 3$ ).
2i) The particle is slowing down on the interval [ 0 , 3 ) ∪ ( 3 $\sqrt 3$ , ∞).
Work Step by Step
a) Find the velocity at time ( t ).
Quotient Rule.
s ‘ = f ‘( t ) = v ( t ) = $\frac{d/dx[9t](t²+9) - d/dx[t²+9](9t)}{(t²+9)²}$
v ( t ) = $\frac{( 9 )(t²+9) - ( 2t )(9t)}{(t²+9)²}$
v ( t ) = $\frac{9t² + 81 – 18t² }{(t²+9)²}$
v ( t ) = $\frac{( 81 – 9t² )}{(t²+9)²}$
2a) v ( t ) = $\frac{81 – 9t² }{(t²+9)²}$
b) What is the velocity after 1 second?
v ( 1 ) = $\frac{81 – 9( 1 )²}{( ( 1 )²+9)²}$
v ( 1 ) = $\frac{( 81 – 9 )}{( 1 + 9 )²}$
v ( 1 ) = $\frac{72}{( 10 )²}$
v ( 1 ) = $\frac{72}{100}$
v ( 1 ) = $\frac{72}{100}$ = 0.72 feet per second.
2b) The velocity after 1 second is 0.72 feet per second.
c) When is the particle at rest?
v ( t ) = $\frac{81 – 9t² }{(t²+9)²}$
0 = $\frac{81 – 9t² }{(t²+9)²}$
The denominator can never equal zero so the domain is all real numbers. If the numerator equals zero, the velocity function also equals zero.
0 = 81 – 9t²
0 = 9( 9 – t² )
0 = 9( 3 + t ) ( 3 - t )
The velocity function is zero at ( – 3 ) seconds and ( 3 ) seconds.
2c) The particle is at rest at 3 seconds.
d) When is the particle moving in the positive direction?
When is v ( t ) > 0 ? When the signs of the numerator and denominator are both positive.
v ( t ) = $\frac{81 – 9t² }{(t²+9)²}$
The denominator (t²+9)² is always positive.
The numerator ( 81 – 9t² ) is positive when 0 ≤ t < 3 .
The signs of the numerator and denominator are both positive when 0 ≤ t < 3.
2d) The particle is moving in the positive direction from zero seconds until 3 seconds.
e) Find the total distance traveled in the first 6 seconds.
s = f ( t ) = $\frac{9t}{t²+9}$
s = f ( 0 ) = $\frac{9( 0 )}{( 0 )²+9}$
s = f ( 0 ) = $\frac{0}{9}$
f ( 0 ) = 0 feet
s = f ( 3 ) = $\frac{9( 3 )}{( 3 )²+9}$
s = f ( 3 ) = $\frac{27}{18 }$
f ( 3 ) = $\frac{3}{2}$ = 1.5 feet
| f ( 3 ) – f ( 0 ) | =
| 1.5 – 0 | = 1.5 feet
s = f ( 6 ) = $\frac{9( 6 )}{( 6 )²+9}$
s = f ( 6 ) = $\frac{54}{45}$
f ( 6 ) = $\frac{6}{5}$ = 1.2 feet
| f ( 6 ) – f ( 3 ) | =
| 1.2 – 1.5 | = 0.3 feet
The particle travels 1.5 feet in the positive direction, then 0.3 feet in the negative direction, for a total of 1.8 feet in the first 6 seconds.
2e) The particle travels 1.8 feet in the first 6 seconds.
2f) See sketch for 2f)
g) Find the acceleration at time ( t ) and after 1 second.
s ‘ = f ‘( t ) = v ( t ) = $\frac{81 – 9t² }{(t²+9)²}$
s ‘’ = f ‘’( t ) = v ‘( t ) = a ( t ) = $\frac{d/dx [81 – 9t²](t²+9)² – d/dx[(t²+9)²]*d/dx[t²+9]( 81 – 9t² )}{(t²+9)^4}$
a ( t ) = $\frac{( - 18t )(t²+9)² – 2( t²+9 )( 2t )( 81 – 9t² )}{(t²+9)^4}$
a ( t ) =$\frac{( t²+9 )( ( - 18t )(t²+9) – 2( 2t )( 81 – 9t² ) )}{(t²+9)^4}$
a ( t ) =$\frac{ ( - 18t )(t²+9) – 2( 2t )( 81 – 9t² ) }{(t²+9)³}$
a ( t ) =$\frac{( - 18t³-162t) – ( 324t – 36t³ )}{(t²+9)³}$
a ( t ) =$\frac{- 18t³-162t – 324t + 36t³}{(t²+9)³}$
a ( t ) =$\frac{18t³ - 486t}{(t²+9)³}$
2g) a ( t ) =$\frac{18t( t² - 27 )}{(t²+9)³}$
a ( 1 ) =$\frac{18( 1 )( ( 1 )² - 27 )}{( ( 1 )²+9)³}$
a ( 1 ) =$\frac{18( 1 - 27 )}{( 1+9 )³}$
a ( 1 ) =$\frac{18( - 26 )}{( 10 )³}$
a ( 1 ) = $\frac{468}{1000 }$
2g) a ( 1 ) = 0.468 feet per second per second
2h) see screenshot of 2h)
i) When is the particle speeding up? When is the particle slowing down?
When velocity [ v ( t ) ] has the same sign as acceleration [ a ( t ) ], the particle is speeding up.
a ( t ) =$\frac{18t( t² - 27 )}{(t²+9)³}$
The denominator (t²+9) is positive for all real numbers, so the numerator [ 18t( t² - 27 ) ] needs to be greater than zero for the acceleration function to be positive.
( 18t )( t² - 27 ) > 0
( 18t ) > 0
18t > 0
t > 0
( t² - 27 )> 0
t² - 27 > 0
t² > 27
$\sqrt t²$ > $\sqrt 27$
t > $\sqrt 27$
t > $\sqrt9 $ * $\sqrt 3 $
t > 3 $\sqrt 3 $
2d) The signs of the numerator and denominator ( of velocity ) are both positive when 0 ≤ t < 3.
For interval [ 0 , 3 ), velocity is positive and acceleration is negative. The signs are different.
For interval ( 3 , 3 $\sqrt 3 $ ), velocity is negative and acceleration is negative. The signs are the same.
For interval ( 3 $\sqrt 3 $ , ∞ ) , velocity is negative and acceleration is positive. The signs are different.
2i) The particle is speeding up on the interval ( 3 , 3 $\sqrt 3 $ ).
2i) The particle is slowing down on the interval [ 0 , 3 ) ∪ ( 3 $\sqrt 3 $ , ∞).