Question

A particle moves along a straight line. The distance of the particle from the origin at time t is modeled by the equation below. ​s(t)equals2 sine t plus 3 cosine t Find a value of t between 0 and StartFraction pi Over 2 EndFraction that satisfies the equation ​s(t)equalsStartFraction 2 plus 3 StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction .

Answer 1

Answer:

The value of t that will satisfy the equation is π/6 (which is 30 degrees)

Step-by-step explanation:

The function that models the movement of the particle is given as;

S(t) = 2 sin(t) + 3 cos (t)

Now we want to the value of t between 0 and pi/2 that satisfies the equation;

s(t) = (2+ 3√3)/2 = 1 + 3√3/2

What we do here is simply find that value of t that would ensure that;

2sin(t) + 3cos(t) = 1 + 3√3/2

Without any need for rigorous calculations, this value of t can be gotten by inspection.

From our regular trigonometry, we know that the sin of angle 30 is 1/2 and its cos value is √3/2

We can make a substitution for it in this equation.

We obtain the following;

2 sin(30) + 3cos (30) and that is exactly equal to 1 + 3√3/2

Do not forget however that we have a range. And the range in question is between 0 and π/2

Kindly that π/2 in degrees is 90 degrees

So our range of values here is between 0 and 90 degrees.

So to follow the notation in the question, the value within the range that will satisfy the equation is π/6