1) An object moves from a point of origin 5 meters to the left.

Describe the objects displacement and total distance traveled.

Displacement= 5 meters towards left of origin= - 5 meters
Distance Traveled= 5 meters
2) Suppose the vertical position of an object is y(t) = 32t 8t2,
where y(t) is measured in centimeters. Find the displacement
of the object for the interval 0 t 3.
3

v ( t )= 3216 t=2 4
0

Displacement=

centimeters

3) Refer to the information in Problem 2. Find the distance

traveled by the object for the interval 0 t 3.
To find distance traveled, we need to integrate |v(t)|.
Setting v(t)=0, we get 32-16t=0
32=16t
t=2
Hence,
2

3216 t 3216 t=32(8 )=40 centimeters

Distance traveled =

4) Suppose the velocity of an object is v(t) = 9t t^3, where v(t)

is measured in feet per minute. Find the displacement of the
object for the interval 0 t 5.
5

v ( t )= 9 tt 3 =4.5 t 20.25 t 4
Displacement =

0 5=43.75 meters
0

5) Refer to the information in Problem 4. Find the distance

traveled by the object for the interval 0 t 5.
For finding distance, we need to integrate |v(t)|.
Setting v(t)=0, we get
9 tt 3=0

9t=t^3
t=0 or t^2=9
t=0 or t=3,-3
Since t=3 belongs to t=(0,5)

v ( t ) v ( t ) 9 tt +|9tt 3|=20.25+ 64=84.25

3

Distance traveled=

6) The velocity of an object on the interval 0 t 10 is shown in

the graph below. If v(t) is measured in feet per second, find the
objects displacement on the interval.
Displacement=area under velocity curve
= area under velocity curve between t=0 to t=4 + area under
velocity curve between t=4 to t =10
= -() r2 + (2+6)*2/2
=-6.283 + 8
= -1.717
7) Refer to the information in Problem 6. Find the objects total
distance traveled on the interval
0 t 10.
Distance traveled=|Area under velocity curve|
= 6.283+8
=14.283
8) A particle that moves along a linear path has a known velocity of
v(t) = 4.3 sin (2.1t), where v(t) is measured in millimeters per
second. If the particle is at position s(1) = 2.7 millimeters, what is
its position at time t = 2 seconds?
s(t)=

v (t) dt
4.3 sin ( 2.1 t ) =

Hence, s(2)-s(1)=

1 2
1

= -0.03

4.3
cos ( 2.1 t )
2.1

9) Write an integral function that represents the position of an

object at any time t given the objects velocity v(t) and its initial
position s(0).
t

s(t)=s(0)+

v (t) dt
0

10) Write an integral function that represents the velocity of an

object at any time t given the objects acceleration a(t) and its
initial velocity v(1).
t

V(t)=v(1)+

a (t )dt
1

Use the following information for Problems 11-15:

From its initial position of s(0) = 3, a particle moves along a linear
path with a known velocity of
v(t) = t 2 3t 4, where v(t) is measured in meters per second and t
0.
11) Find the time when the particle has an acceleration of 9 meters
per squared second.
Acceleration is rate of change of velocity
d
a(t)= dt v (t)
Hence, a(t)= 2t-3 m/s2
Now, a(t)=9

2t-3=9

2t=12

t= 6 sec

12) Find a function to represent the position of the particle at any

time t.
t

s(t)=s(0)+

v (t) dt
0

t
( 23 t4)dt
=-3 +

=-3 +

t 3 3t 2

4 t
3
2

t 3t
= 3 2 4 t3
13) Find the position of the particle when its velocity is zero.
First, we find the time at which the velocity is zero.
v(t)=t2 -3t-4=0
(t-4)(t+1)=0

t=4 and t=-1 sec

We take the positive value of time.
Hence, at t=4 sec, the position is given by
t

s(t)= s(0)+

v ( t ) dt
0

t 3 3t 2
= 3 2 4 t3
=- 65/3
14) Determine when the velocity of the particle is positive and when
it is negative.
Velocity is negative between t=(0 sec) to t= (4 sec) as the parabola
v(t) = t2-3t-4 lies below x-axis in this interval.
It is positive after t=4 seconds.
15) Find the distance traveled by the particle on the interval 0 t
5.
5

Distance traveled during (t=0 to t=5) =

v ( t )dt
0

As v(t)=0 at t=4 sec,

4

Distance traveled between t=0 to 5 sec = -

= -(

t 3 3t 2

4 t
3
2
t 3 3t 2

4 t
3 2

=56/3 + 17/6

v ( t ) dt
0

v ( t ) dt
4

) from t=0 to t=4

from t=4 to t=5

=43/2=21.5