) Suppose a particle travels along a straight line with velocity v(t) = t 2 e −3t meters per second after t seconds. How far does the particle travel during the first 3 seconds? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a meter

x(t=3s) = 0.07 m to the nearest hundredth

Explanation:

v(t) = t² e⁻³ᵗ

Find displacement after t = 3 s.

Recall, velocity, v = (dx/dt)

v = (dx/dt) = t² e⁻³ᵗ

dx = t² e⁻³ᵗ dt

∫ dx = ∫ t² e⁻³ᵗ dt

This integration will be done using the integration by parts method.

Integration by parts is done this way...

∫ u dv = uv - ∫ v du

Comparing ∫ t² e⁻³ᵗ dt to ∫ u dv

u = t²

∫ dv = ∫ e⁻³ᵗ dt

u = t²

(du/dt) = 2t

du = 2t dt

∫ dv = ∫ e⁻³ᵗ dt

v = (-e⁻³ᵗ/3)

∫ u dv = uv - ∫ v du

Substituting the variables for u, v, du and dv

∫ t² e⁻³ᵗ dt = (-t²e⁻³ᵗ/3) - ∫ (-e⁻³ᵗ/3) 2t dt

= (-t²e⁻³ᵗ/3) - ∫ 2t (-e⁻³ᵗ/3) dt

But the integral (∫ 2t (-e⁻³ᵗ/3) dt) is another integration by parts problem.

∫ u dv = uv - ∫ v du

u = 2t

∫ dv = ∫ (-e⁻³ᵗ/3) dt

u = 2t

(du/dt) = 2

du = 2 dt

∫ dv = ∫ (-e⁻³ᵗ/3) dt

v = (e⁻³ᵗ/9)

∫ u dv = uv - ∫ v du

Substituting the variables for u, v, du and dv

∫ 2t (-e⁻³ᵗ/3) dt = 2t (e⁻³ᵗ/9) - ∫ 2 (e⁻³ᵗ/9) dt = 2t (e⁻³ᵗ/9) + (2e⁻³ᵗ/27)

Putting this back into the main integration by parts equation

∫ t² e⁻³ᵗ dt = (-t²e⁻³ᵗ/3) - ∫ 2t (-e⁻³ᵗ/3) dt = (-t²e⁻³ᵗ/3) - [2t (e⁻³ᵗ/9) + (2e⁻³ᵗ/27)]

x(t) = ∫ t² e⁻³ᵗ dt = (-t²e⁻³ᵗ/3) - 2t (e⁻³ᵗ/9) - (2e⁻³ᵗ/27) + k (k = constant of integration)

x(t) = (-t²e⁻³ᵗ/3) - 2t (e⁻³ᵗ/9) - (2e⁻³ᵗ/27) + k

At t = 0 s, v(0) = 0, hence, x(0) = 0

0 = 0 - 0 - (2/27) + k

k = (2/27)

x(t) = (-t²e⁻³ᵗ/3) - 2t (e⁻³ᵗ/9) - (2e⁻³ᵗ/27) + (2/27)

At t = 3 s

x(3) = (-9e⁻⁹/3) - (6e⁻⁹/9) - (2e⁻⁹/27) + (2/27)

x(3) = -0.0003702294 - 0.0000822732 - 0.0000091415 + 0.0740740741 = 0.07361243 m = 0.07 m to the nearest hundredth.