An object is moving along x-axis in such a way that its displacement is given by x=30 + 20t^2 where, x is in metres and t is in seconds.
(a) Find the velocity and acceleration.
(b) What is the initial position and the velocity of the object?
the displacement is given as
x = 30 + 20t2
now,
the velocity will be
v = dx/dt = d/dt(30 + 20t2)
or
v = 40t m/s
the acceleration will be
a = dv/dt = d/dt(40t)
or
a = 40 m/s2
now, the initial position will be when t = 0
so, in this case x0 = 30 m
the initial velocity u = dx0/dt = 0