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Ch. 6 - Applications of Integration
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Capitolo 6, Problema 6.1.21a

17–22. Position from velocity Consider an object moving along a line with the given velocity v and initial position.


a. Determine the position function, for t≥0, using the antiderivative method


v(t) = 9−t² on [0, 4]; s(0)=−2

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Recall that the position function \(s(t)\) is the antiderivative (integral) of the velocity function \(v(t)\) plus the initial position constant. Mathematically, this is expressed as \(s(t) = \int v(t) \, dt + C\).
Given the velocity function \(v(t) = 9 - t^{2}\), set up the integral to find the position function: \(s(t) = \int (9 - t^{2}) \, dt + C\).
Integrate each term separately: the integral of 9 with respect to \(t\) is \$9t$, and the integral of $-t^{2}$ with respect to $t$ is \(-\frac{t^{3}}{3}\). So, \(s(t) = 9t - \frac{t^{3}}{3} + C\).
Use the initial condition \(s(0) = -2\) to solve for the constant \(C\). Substitute \(t=0\) into the position function: \(s(0) = 9 \cdot 0 - \frac{0^{3}}{3} + C = C\). Since \(s(0) = -2\), it follows that \(C = -2\).
Write the final position function incorporating the constant: \(s(t) = 9t - \frac{t^{3}}{3} - 2\) for \(t \geq 0\).

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