# 2250 - 3 # Monday September 11 # Computation sheet # Example 2, section 2.3 > 25*ln(294.0/245); 4.558038920 > y:= t-> -245*t + 294*25*(1 - exp(-.04*t)); y := t -> -245 t + 7350 - 7350 exp(-.04 t) > v:= t -> 294*exp(-.04*t) - 245; v := t -> 294 exp(-.04 t) - 245 > solve(v(t)=0,t); #find when max height 4.558038920 > y(4.558038920); #max height 108.280465 > solve(y(t)=0,t); #find when returns to ground 9.410949931, 0. > 9.410949931 - 4.558038920; #time descending 4.852911011 > v(9.410949931); #speed when it lands -43.2273093 # Conclusions: bolt rises for 4.56 seconds, to a height of 108.3 # meters. Then it spends 4.85 seconds descending, landing with a # velocity of -43.3 meters per second. > with(plots): Warning, the name changecoords has been redefined > z:= t->-4.9*t^2 + 49*t; 2 z := t -> -4.9 t + 49 t > plot({z(t),y(t)}, t = 0..10, color=black); >