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Position-Velocity-Acceleration Analysis

The document outlines key concepts related to position, velocity, and acceleration, including definitions and methods for calculating average and instantaneous values. It provides a specific example of a rock's motion after being propelled upwards and poses questions regarding its height, velocity, and acceleration. Additionally, it presents a particle's motion along the x-axis with a function, asking for various calculations related to its displacement, velocity, and direction changes over time.

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Position-Velocity-Acceleration Analysis

The document outlines key concepts related to position, velocity, and acceleration, including definitions and methods for calculating average and instantaneous values. It provides a specific example of a rock's motion after being propelled upwards and poses questions regarding its height, velocity, and acceleration. Additionally, it presents a particle's motion along the x-axis with a function, asking for various calculations related to its displacement, velocity, and direction changes over time.

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Notes: Position-Velocity-Acceleration

Position-Velocity-Acceleration
Term Meaning/Notes/How to Find

Position

Average Velocity

Instantaneous Velocity

Speed

Average Acceleration

Instantaneous Acceleration

Displacement

Total Distance

Freefall
General Form for Position Function Value of g
Meters:

Feet:

A dynamite blast propels a heavy rock straight up with a launch velocity of 160 ft/sec.
Write a function that models the height of the rock. How high does the rock go?

What is the acceleration of the rock at any time, t What is the velocity and speed of the rock when it is
during its flight? 256 feet above the ground on the way up? On the
way down?

When does the rock hit the ground?


Notes: Position-Velocity-Acceleration
A particle moves along the x-axis according to the following function: x ( t ) = 2t 2 − 3t − 2 , where x is measured
in meters and t is measured in seconds.
What is the domain of the position function?

What is the displacement during the first 5 seconds?

Find the average velocity of the particle on the interval: [ 0,5] (the first 5 seconds)

Find the velocity of the particle at t = 4

Find when the particle is not moving. When does the particle change directions?

Find the acceleration of the particle at t = 4

When is the particle moving to the left? To the right?

How far does the particle travel in the first 5 seconds?

When is the particle’s speed increasing?

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