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Basic Physics Algebra Problem!?
I am a student in Physics 1 Basicly, and I am having a difficult time factoring this:
x= (-2.00m/s)t + (3.00m/s^3)t^3
How would I go about doing that so I can plug it onto a graph? Keep in Mind, M/S are NOT variables. T is the Variable for Time..... I don't JUST need an answer, I need an explanation to how you did it, steps taken etc. Because I am sure that this kind of problem will show up more then once.
Thank you ALL!! Points to the FIRST correct Answer.
2 Answers
- ignoramusLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
What does "plug it into a graph" mean ? Do you mean you simply want to draw the graph of the function ? This is simple geometry, not algebra. You don't need to factor anything.
Let's drop all the extraneous garbage here. What you have is merely
x = -2 t + 3 t³
And you draw the graph just like any other kind of graph.
Assign the range of values you are interested in to t. Then construct a table of values of x which correspond to those values of t.
.t = 0 . . . . . 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3 . . . . . 4 . . . . . 5 . . . . . etc
x = 0. . . . . . 1 . . . . .20. . . . .75 . . . .184 . . . .365 . . . . . and so on.
Now you use those as the pairs of coordinates to plot your graph. No factoring necessary.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
a million. do this equation d=vit+a million/2at^2 2. Plug interior the numbers you realize. 3. remedy the equation to locate the linked fee of a (acceleration) vi (preliminary velocity) d (distance) t (time) a (acceleration)
