An object's two dimensional velocity is given by #v(t) = ( tsin(pi/3t) , 2cos(pi/2t )- t )#. What is the object's rate and direction of acceleration at #t=2 #?
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To find the object's rate of acceleration at ( t = 2 ), we first need to find its acceleration vector, given by the second derivative of the position vector with respect to time.
The acceleration vector ( a(t) ) is the derivative of the velocity vector ( v(t) ) with respect to time:
[ a(t) = \frac{{dv(t)}}{{dt}} ]
Then, we evaluate ( a(t) ) at ( t = 2 ) to find the acceleration at that specific time.
Using the given velocity vector ( v(t) = (tsin(\frac{\pi}{3}t), 2cos(\frac{\pi}{2}t) - t) ), we find the acceleration vector:
[ a(t) = \left( \frac{d}{dt}(tsin(\frac{\pi}{3}t)), \frac{d}{dt}(2cos(\frac{\pi}{2}t) - t) \right) ]
Taking the derivatives, we get:
[ a(t) = \left( sin(\frac{\pi}{3}t) + \frac{\pi}{3}tcos(\frac{\pi}{3}t), -2sin(\frac{\pi}{2}t) - 1 \right) ]
Now, we evaluate ( a(t) ) at ( t = 2 ) to find the acceleration at ( t = 2 ):
[ a(2) = \left( sin(\frac{\pi}{3}(2)) + \frac{\pi}{3}(2)cos(\frac{\pi}{3}(2)), -2sin(\frac{\pi}{2}(2)) - 1 \right) ]
[ a(2) = \left( sin(\frac{\pi}{3}(2)) + \frac{\pi}{3}(2)cos(\frac{\pi}{3}(2)), -2sin(\pi) - 1 \right) ]
[ a(2) = \left( sin(\frac{2\pi}{3}) + \frac{2\pi}{3}cos(\frac{2\pi}{3}), -2(0) - 1 \right) ]
[ a(2) = \left( \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} - \pi, -1 \right) ]
Therefore, at ( t = 2 ), the object's acceleration vector is ( ( \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} - \pi, -1 ) ). To find the rate of acceleration, we calculate the magnitude of the acceleration vector:
[ |a(2)| = \sqrt{\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} - \pi\right)^2 + (-1)^2} ]
[ |a(2)| = \sqrt{\left(\frac{3}{4} - 2\pi + \pi^2\right) + 1} ]
[ |a(2)| = \sqrt{\frac{7}{4} - 2\pi + \pi^2} ]
[ |a(2)| \approx 3.655 ]
The rate of acceleration at ( t = 2 ) is approximately ( 3.655 ) and the direction of acceleration is given by the direction of the acceleration vector ( ( \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} - \pi, -1 ) ).
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