can someone explain this working out for finding distance travelled. (1 Viewer)

[girlworld_club]

here is the link:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2mmdzqo&s=5#.Uj-xRH-RtTw

particularly method two, not so much method one.

 

[ymcaec]

The area under a velocity-time curve is the displacement, which in many cases, is the distance travelled.

 

[girlworld_club]

i was wondering where they got 2t2 in the bracket while integrating.

 

[braintic]

i was wondering where they got 2t2 in the bracket while integrating.

It could well have been 2t^2 - 6 (the displacement function). But after substituting and subtracting, the 6s cancel. Which is the reason you don't need a constant in the definite integral.

There wasn't actually any integration done, so it was a rather dumb way of setting it out. It would have been easier to say:
distance = x(5) - x(0) = 44-(-6) = 50

The note in the margin is actually rubbish. Method 2 would give exactly the same answer if the particle is oscillating, because the calculation is essentially the same. In this case, you would have to break the motion into separate domains with +ve and -ve velocities, and this would be a necessary and sufficient requirement for either method. I hope your teacher gave you an example of this.

 

[AnimeX]

i was wondering where they got 2t2 in the bracket while integrating.

x=2t^2 -6
v=x' = 4t
when you integrate velocity with respect to time ie v(t) you're integrating 4t, which is why there's a 2t^2

 

[D94]

I think they differentiated the displacement-time equation, which equals the velocity-time equation = 4t. Then they integrated that which = 2t^2, evaluated from t = 0 to t = 5.

Edit: too slow.

 

[girlworld_club]

didn't you say distance was area under velocity curve? how could have they have used the displacement function.

edit: got answer from above

 

[girlworld_club]

I have another question on distance. if anyone could help me.

what is the total distance travelled by x = 2sint-t from pi to zero. (using the second method).
and total distance travelled by the velocity curve 2-t from t1 to 2, and from 2 to t2 (answer is in terms of t1 and t2).
The the second question my only problem is setting out and not so much integrating and plugging in values.


anyone care to explain??

 

[ymcaec]

I have another question on distance. if anyone could help me.

what is the total distance travelled by x = 2sint-t from pi to zero. (using the second method).
and total distance travelled by the velocity curve 2-t from t1 to 2, and from 2 to t2 (answer is in terms of t1 and t2).
The the second question my only problem is setting out and not so much integrating and plugging in values.


anyone care to explain??

and the second one is similar - split it into two parts