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Olivia
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Olivia asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

What's the tangential component of acceleration for an object with position function r(t) = t^2 i + t j + t^2

these are the possible answers to choose from in the back of the book.....

a. 8t/(1 + 8t^2)^1/2

b. 4t/(1 + 2t^2)^1/2

c. 10t/(1 + 5t^2)^1/2

d. 32t/(1 + 32t^2)^1/2

e. 68t/(1 + 68t^2)^1/2

f. 4t/(4 + 2t^2)^1/2

g. none of these

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  • Helper
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    r=<t^2,t, t^2>

    r'=< 2t, 1, 2t>

    r"=< 2, 0 , 2>

    |r'|= sqrt(4t^2+1+4t^2)= sqrt( 8t^2+1)

    r' dot r" = 4t+4t = 8t

    acceleration for tangent component is

    aT= r' dot r"/|r'| = 8t/( sqrt(8t^2+1))

    so answer is A. if it is wrong you can chop my head down lol

  • 1 decade ago

    dr/dt = v= 2t i + (1+2t)j

    a d2r/dt2= dv/dt= 2i + 2 jthe tangent makes angle whose tangent 1+2t/2t then sin =1+2t/sq.r.(1+2t)^2+(2t)^2

    cos= 2t/sq.r.(1+2t)^2+(2t)^2

    tangential component =2cos +2sin =8t+2/sq.r.(1+2t)^2+(2t)^2

    ' ' '' = 2+8t/(8t^2+4t+1}^1/2

    the result none of these answers in the given of the question

  • 1 decade ago

    E

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