MA 3972-MA-Book April 11, 2018 15:14
More Applications of Derivatives 215What is the minimum and maximum acceleration of the particle on 0≤t≤7?
v(t)=
t^3
3
− 4 t^2 + 16 t− 64a(t)=v′(t)=t^2 − 8 t+ 16(See Figure 10.3-1.) The graph ofa(t) indicates that:
[–1, 7] by [–2.20]
Figure 10.3-1(1) The minimum acceleration occurs att=4 anda(4)=0.
(2) The maximum acceleration occurs att=0 anda(0)=16.
Example 3
The graph of the velocity function is shown in Figure 10.3-2.
0- 1
123- 2
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1234v(t)vtFigure 10.3-2(a) When is the acceleration 0?
(b) When is the particle moving to the right?
(c) When is the speed the greatest?