Question

Suppose that the velocity (in meters per second) of a sky diver falling near the Earth's surface is given by the following exponential function, where time is the time after diving measured in seconds. How many seconds after diving will the sky diver's velocity be meters per second? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, and do not round any intermediate computations.

Answer 1

Answer:

4.7 s

Explanation:

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v(t) = 61 - 61e⁻⁰•²⁶ᵗ

At what time will v(t) = 43 m/s?

We just substitute 43 m/s into the equation for the velocity of the diver and solve for t.

43 = 61 - 61e⁻⁰•²⁶ᵗ

- 61e⁻⁰•²⁶ᵗ = 43 - 61 = -18

e⁻⁰•²⁶ᵗ = (18/61) = 0.2951

In e⁻⁰•²⁶ᵗ = In 0.2951 = -1.2205

-0.26t = -1.2205

t = (1.2205/0.26) = 4.694 s = 4.7 s to the nearest tenth.

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