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Calculus Practice 2.3C1: Rectilinear Motion 1

A particle moves along a horizontal line. Its position function is s(t) for t. For each
problem, find the velocity function v(t), the acceleration function a(t), the times t when the
particle changes directions, the intervals of time when the particle is moving left and moving
right, the times t when the acceleration is 0, and the intervals of time when the particle is
slowing down and speeding up.

1) s(t)t  t  2) s(t)t  t 

3) s(t)t  t 4) s(t)t  t 

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 5) s(t)t  t 6) s(t)t  t 

A particle moves along a vertical line. Its position function is s(t) for t. For each problem,
find the velocity function v(t), the acceleration function a(t), the times t when the particle
changes directions, the intervals of time when the particle is moving down and moving up, the
times t when the acceleration is 0, and the intervals of time when the particle is slowing down
and speeding up.

7) s(t)t  t 8) s(t)t  t

9) s(t)t  t 10) s(t)t  t 

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 Answers to Calculus Practice 2.3C1: Rectilinear Motion 1
1) v(t)t  t  , a(t)t  t
Changes direction at: t =

   
, Moving left: t , Moving right: t



Acceleration zero at: t = ,

     
, Slowing down: t , Speeding up: t , t
  


2) v(t)t  t, a(t)t
Changes direction at: t =

   
, Moving left: t , Moving right: t



Acceleration zero at: t =

     
, Slowing down: t , Speeding up: t , t
  


3) v(t)t, a(t)
Changes direction at: t =

  
, Moving left: t , Moving right: t



 
Acceleration zero: Never, Slowing down: t , Speeding up: t
 
( )  
( ) 
4) v t t t , a t t t
Changes direction at: t =

   
, Moving left: t , Moving right: t



 
Acceleration zero at: t = , , Slowing down: t , Speeding up: t, t
 
5) v(t)t, a(t)
Changes direction at: t =

   
, Moving left: t , Moving right: t



 
Acceleration zero: Never, Slowing down: t , Speeding up: t
 
6) v(t)t  t  , a(t)t  t
Changes direction at: t =

   
, Moving left: t , Moving right: t




   
Acceleration zero at: t = , , Slowing down: t , Speeding up: t , t
  




7) v(t)t, a(t)
Changes direction at: t =

   
, Moving down: t , Moving up: t



 
Acceleration zero: Never, Slowing down: t , Speeding up: t
 
( ) ( )
8) v t t, a t 
Changes direction at: t = , Moving down: t, Moving up: t
Acceleration zero: Never, Slowing down: t, Speeding up: t
9) v(t)t, a(t)
Changes direction at: t = , Moving down: t, Moving up: t
Acceleration zero: Never, Slowing down: t, Speeding up: t

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 10) v(t)t  t  , a(t)t  t
Changes direction at: t =

   
, Moving down: t , Moving up: t



 
Acceleration zero at: t = , , Slowing down: t , Speeding up: t, t
 

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