Q223 · Practice questionTechnology-activeComplex familiar5 marks
QUESTION 223 (5 marks)
A robot antenna vibrates with displacement cm for t nonnegative.
a)[2 marks]
Determine amplitude and period.
b)[3 marks]
Find the first positive maximum-displacement time and maximum speed.
WORKED SOLUTION
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ANSWER
(a) cm; s. (b) s; cm/s.
Worked solution
(a) Write , where cos(phi)=3/5 and sin(phi)=4/5. Amplitude is 5 and angular frequency 2, giving period pi.
(b) The first-quadrant phase is arctan(4/3). The first maximum occurs at 2t-phi=0. Differentiation gives , whose maximum magnitude is 10.
Equivalent mathematically justified methods accepted.
Exact answers unless a decimal accuracy is specified.
Part a: Combine coefficients to find amplitude.
Part a: Find the period.
Part b: Use the correct phase quadrant.
Part b: Calculate first maximum time.
Part b: Differentiate and obtain maximum speed.
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