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Find the components of velocity and acceleration in the direction of a given unit vector at t=1.

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4729\frac{47}{\sqrt{29}}

4629\frac{46}{\sqrt{29}}

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To find the components of velocity and acceleration in the given direction, we first need to find the velocity and acceleration vectors, evaluate them at t=1t=1, and then calculate their scalar projections onto the unit vector in the specified direction.

The position of the particle is given by:
x(t)=2t+3x(t) = 2t + 3
y(t)=t2+3ty(t) = t^2 + 3t
z(t)=t3+2t2z(t) = t^3 + 2t^2

  1. Find the velocity vector v⃗(t)\vec{v}(t).

    The velocity vector is the first derivative of the position vector with respect to time.

    v⃗(t)=dxdti+dydtj+dzdtk\vec{v}(t) = \frac{dx}{dt} \mathbf{i} + \frac{dy}{dt} \mathbf{j} + \frac{dz}{dt} \mathbf{k} dxdt=ddt(2t+3)=2\frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt}(2t + 3) = 2 dydt=ddt(t2+3t)=2t+3\frac{dy}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt}(t^2 + 3t) = 2t + 3 dzdt=ddt(t3+2t2)=3t2+4t\frac{dz}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt}(t^3 + 2t^2) = 3t^2 + 4t

    So, the velocity vector is:

    v⃗(t)=2i+(2t+3)j+(3t2+4t)k\vec{v}(t) = 2\mathbf{i} + (2t + 3)\mathbf{j} + (3t^2 + 4t)\mathbf{k}
  2. Evaluate the velocity vector at t=1t=1.

    Substitute t=1t=1 into the velocity vector:

    v⃗(1)=2i+(2(1)+3)j+(3(1)2+4(1))k\vec{v}(1) = 2\mathbf{i} + (2(1) + 3)\mathbf{j} + (3(1)^2 + 4(1))\mathbf{k} v⃗(1)=2i+(2+3)j+(3+4)k\vec{v}(1) = 2\mathbf{i} + (2 + 3)\mathbf{j} + (3 + 4)\mathbf{k} v⃗(1)=2i+5j+7k\vec{v}(1) = 2\mathbf{i} + 5\mathbf{j} + 7\mathbf{k}
  3. Find the acceleration vector a⃗(t)\vec{a}(t).

    The acceleration vector is the first derivative of the velocity vector (or the second derivative of the position vector) with respect to time.

    a⃗(t)=d2xdt2i+d2ydt2j+d2zdt2k\vec{a}(t) = \frac{d^2x}{dt^2} \mathbf{i} + \frac{d^2y}{dt^2} \mathbf{j} + \frac{d^2z}{dt^2} \mathbf{k} d2xdt2=ddt(2)=0\frac{d^2x}{dt^2} = \frac{d}{dt}(2) = 0 d2ydt2=ddt(2t+3)=2\frac{d^2y}{dt^2} = \frac{d}{dt}(2t + 3) = 2 d2zdt2=ddt(3t2+4t)=6t+4\frac{d^2z}{dt^2} = \frac{d}{dt}(3t^2 + 4t) = 6t + 4

    So, the acceleration vector is:

    a⃗(t)=0i+2j+(6t+4)k\vec{a}(t) = 0\mathbf{i} + 2\mathbf{j} + (6t + 4)\mathbf{k}
  4. Evaluate the acceleration vector at t=1t=1.

    Substitute t=1t=1 into the acceleration vector:

    a⃗(1)=0i+2j+(6(1)+4)k\vec{a}(1) = 0\mathbf{i} + 2\mathbf{j} + (6(1) + 4)\mathbf{k} a⃗(1)=0i+2j+(6+4)k\vec{a}(1) = 0\mathbf{i} + 2\mathbf{j} + (6 + 4)\mathbf{k} a⃗(1)=0i+2j+10k\vec{a}(1) = 0\mathbf{i} + 2\mathbf{j} + 10\mathbf{k}
  5. Find the unit vector in the given direction.

    The given direction vector is d⃗=2i+3j+4k\vec{d} = 2\mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j} + 4\mathbf{k}.
    The magnitude of d⃗\vec{d} is:

    ∣d⃗∣=22+32+42=4+9+16=29|\vec{d}| = \sqrt{2^2 + 3^2 + 4^2} = \sqrt{4 + 9 + 16} = \sqrt{29}

    The unit vector u^\hat{u} in this direction is:

    u^=d⃗∣d⃗∣=129(2i+3j+4k)\hat{u} = \frac{\vec{d}}{|\vec{d}|} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}(2\mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j} + 4\mathbf{k})
  6. Calculate the component of velocity in the given direction.

    The component of velocity v⃗(1)\vec{v}(1) in the direction of u^\hat{u} is given by the dot product v⃗(1)⋅u^\vec{v}(1) \cdot \hat{u}:

    Component of velocity=(2i+5j+7k)⋅129(2i+3j+4k)\text{Component of velocity} = (2\mathbf{i} + 5\mathbf{j} + 7\mathbf{k}) \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}(2\mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j} + 4\mathbf{k}) =129((2)(2)+(5)(3)+(7)(4))= \frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}((2)(2) + (5)(3) + (7)(4)) =129(4+15+28)= \frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}(4 + 15 + 28) =4729= \frac{47}{\sqrt{29}}
  7. Calculate the component of acceleration in the given direction.

    The component of acceleration a⃗(1)\vec{a}(1) in the direction of u^\hat{u} is given by the dot product a⃗(1)⋅u^\vec{a}(1) \cdot \hat{u}:

    Component of acceleration=(0i+2j+10k)⋅129(2i+3j+4k)\text{Component of acceleration} = (0\mathbf{i} + 2\mathbf{j} + 10\mathbf{k}) \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}(2\mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j} + 4\mathbf{k}) =129((0)(2)+(2)(3)+(10)(4))= \frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}((0)(2) + (2)(3) + (10)(4)) =129(0+6+40)= \frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}(0 + 6 + 40) =4629= \frac{46}{\sqrt{29}}

    The component of velocity in the direction of 2i+3j+4k2\mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j} + 4\mathbf{k} at t=1t=1 is 4729\boxed{\frac{47}{\sqrt{29}}}.
    The component of acceleration in the direction of 2i+3j+4k2\mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j} + 4\mathbf{k} at t=1t=1 is 4629\boxed{\frac{46}{\sqrt{29}}}.

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