The position of a particle moves along the equation X = Vo/K (1 - e^(-KT))
Vo and K are constants
a)determine the total distance that the particle moves
b) Show that the aceleration is derived from the velocity
c) Reason how it could take an infinite amount of time to move a definite distance
a
as t --> oo, x --> Vo/k total distanced moved is Vo/k
b
v = (Vo/k)(ke^-kt) = Vo e^-kt
a = -Vo k e^-kt
c
as t gets large, velocity gets smaller and smaller and acceleration is always negative and also smaller and smaller.
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To answer the questions, we will analyze the given equation for the position of a particle:
X = Vo/K (1 - e^(-KT))
a) To determine the total distance that the particle moves, we need to find the difference between its final and initial positions. Let's assume the initial position is X1 and the final position is X2 at time t1 and t2, respectively.
X1 = Vo/K (1 - e^(-KT1))
X2 = Vo/K (1 - e^(-KT2))
The total distance is then given by:
Distance = |X2 - X1| = |Vo/K (1 - e^(-KT2)) - Vo/K (1 - e^(-KT1))|
Simplifying, we have:
Distance = |Vo/K (e^(-KT1) - e^(-KT2))|
b) Now let's find the acceleration by differentiating the equation for velocity with respect to time (t):
V = dX/dt = d(Vo/K (1 - e^(-KT)))/dt
To simplify, we'll use the chain rule:
V = Vo/K * d(1 - e^(-KT))/dt
= Vo/K * (-1) * d(e^(-KT))/dt
= -Vo/K * e^(-KT) * d(-KT)/dt
Since d(-KT)/dt = -K, the equation becomes:
V = Vo/K * e^(-KT) * K
= Vo * e^(-KT)
Differentiating V with respect to time (t) again gives us:
a = dV/dt = d(Vo * e^(-KT))/dt
Using the chain rule, we have:
a = Vo * d(e^(-KT))/dt
= Vo * (-1) * d(-KT)/dt * e^(-KT)
= Vo * K * e^(-KT)
Hence, we can see that the acceleration (a) is derived from the velocity (V) as a = Vo * K * e^(-KT).
c) If we examine the exponential term e^(-KT), we can see that as t approaches infinity, e^(-KT) approaches zero. This means that the velocity of the particle will eventually become constant (Vo). However, since the position equation is X = Vo/K (1 - e^(-KT)), the term (1 - e^(-KT)) will never reach zero, resulting in the particle never reaching a definite final position. As a result, it could take an infinite amount of time for the particle to move a definite distance.