What is the instantaneous velocity of an object moving in accordance to # f(t)= (e^(t-t^2),2t-te^t) # at # t=-1 #?

Answer 1

#v=3.5791#(Length unit/unit of time)
and it's direction #theta=253.7756#degrees

#t# can't be negative as the time can't be negative but the following answer demonstrates the way to solve this kind of equations for #t=1# instead of #t=-1# and I will put the answer on double check.
This function is a displacement function for a particle moving in the Cartesian plane: The function is divided into two parts #x,y# which are both parametric equations so You can differentiate each part alone to get the velocity-time function #f'(t)=((1-2t)e^(t-t^2),2-e^t-te^t)#
and by substituting with the value #t=-1# You get:
#f'(1)=((-1)e^0,2-e^1-(1)e^1)# and by simplification You get: #f'(-1)=(-1,2(1-e))# so the magnitude of the velocity of the particle at that moment will be: #v#=#sqrt((x^o)^2+(y^0)^2)#
and it's direction will be #tantheta=(y^0)/(x^0)#
And by the substituting, You get #v=3.5791#(Length unit/unit of time) and #theta=253.775degrees#

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Answer 2

To find the instantaneous velocity of an object moving according to the function ( f(t) = (e^{t - t^2}, 2t - te^t) ) at ( t = -1 ), we need to calculate the derivative of the function with respect to time and then evaluate it at ( t = -1 ).

The derivative of ( f(t) ) with respect to time is given by:

[ f'(t) = \left( \frac{d}{dt} e^{t - t^2}, \frac{d}{dt} (2t - te^t) \right) ]

[ f'(t) = \left( e^{t - t^2}(1 - 2t), 2 - e^t - te^t \right) ]

Now, we evaluate ( f'(t) ) at ( t = -1 ):

[ f'(-1) = \left( e^{-1 - (-1)^2}(1 - 2(-1)), 2 - e^{-1} - (-1)e^{-1} \right) ]

[ f'(-1) = \left( e^{-2}(1 + 2), 2 - \frac{1}{e} + \frac{1}{e} \right) ]

[ f'(-1) = \left( 3e^{-2}, 2 \right) ]

Therefore, the instantaneous velocity of the object at ( t = -1 ) is ( (3e^{-2}, 2) ).

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