Explanation:
The kinetic energy is said to be possessed due to the motion of the object. An object at rest will have zero kinetic energy and if it is in motion it will have some kinetic energy. The mathematical expression for kinetic energy is given by :
...........(1)
Where
m is the mass of the object
v is the velocity of object
It is clear form expression (1) that the kinetic energy of the object is directly proportional to the mass and velocity of an object.
So, the hypothesis for the mass and kinetic energy can be written as " when the mass of the object increases, its kinetic energy also increases because there exists a direct relationship between the mass and the kinetic energy of the object".
The equation of the car is given by the equation,
x(t) = 2.31 + 4.90t² - 0.10t⁶
If we are going to differentiate the equation in terms of x, we get the value for velocity.
dx/dt = 9.8t - 0.6t⁵
Calculate for the value of t when dx/dt = 0.
dx/dt = 0 = (9.8 - 0.6t⁴)(t)
The values of t from the equation is approximately equal to 0 and 2.
If we substitute these values to the equation for displacement,
(0) , x = 2.31 + 4.90(0²) - 0.1(0⁶) = 2.31
(2) , x = 2.31 + 4.90(2²) - 0.1(2⁶) = 15.51
Thus, the positions at the instants where velocity is zero are 2.31 and 15.51 meters.