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Ch. 6 - Applications of Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 6.1.35

29–36. Position and velocity from acceleration Find the position and velocity of an object moving along a straight line with the given acceleration, initial velocity, and initial position. Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (Theorems 6.1 and 6.2).


a(t) = cos2t; v(0) = 5; s(0) = 7

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Identify the given acceleration function: \(a(t) = \cos^2(t)\), the initial velocity \(v(0) = 5\), and the initial position \(s(0) = 7\).
Recall that velocity is the integral of acceleration with respect to time: \(v(t) = v(0) + \int_0^t a(u) \, du\).
Set up the integral for velocity: \(v(t) = 5 + \int_0^t \cos^2(u) \, du\). To solve this integral, use the trigonometric identity \(\cos^2(u) = \frac{1 + \cos(2u)}{2}\) to simplify the integrand.
Once you find \(v(t)\), find the position function by integrating velocity: \(s(t) = s(0) + \int_0^t v(u) \, du\).
Set up the integral for position: \(s(t) = 7 + \int_0^t v(u) \, du\). After computing this integral, you will have the position function \(s(t)\).

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