Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions - Problems - Page 84: 11b

Answer

$(19\hat{i} - 224\hat{j})\,m/s$

Work Step by Step

We're given $\vec{r}(t) = (2t^3-5t)\hat{i} + (6-7t^4)\hat{j}$, where $\vec{r}(t)$ is in meters. We know that the velocity vector is the derivative of the position vector. We can thus take derivatives of $\vec{r}(t)$ component-wise to obtain $\vec{v}(t)$: $\vec{v}(t) = (6t^2-5)\hat{i} - 28t^3\hat{j}$, where $\vec{v}(t)$ is in meters per second. We can plug in $t=2\,s$ to obtain: $\vec{v}(2) = ((6*2^2-5)\hat{i} -28*2^3\,\hat{j})\,m/s = (19\hat{i} - 224\hat{j})\,m/s$.
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