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The position vector r describes the path of an object moving in space. (a) Find the velocity vector, speed, and acceleration vector of the object. Position Vector: r(t) = ti + t²j + ½t²k Time: t = 4

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If f,gf,\,g and hh are twice-differentiable functions of tt and r\mathbf{r} is a vector-valued function given by r(t)=f(t)i+g(t)j+h(t)k\mathbf{r}(t)=f(t)\mathbf{i}+g(t)\mathbf{j}+h(t)\mathbf{k}, then the velocity vector at time tt is:

v(t)=r(t)=f(t)i+g(t)j+h(t)k.\begin{align} \mathbf{v}(t)=\mathbf{r}'(t)=f'(t)\mathbf{i}+g'(t)\mathbf{j}+h'(t)\mathbf{k}. \end{align}

The acceleration vector at time tt is defined as:

a(t)=r(t)=f(t)i+g(t)j+h(t)k,\begin{align} \mathbf{a}(t)=\mathbf{r}''(t)=f''(t)\mathbf{i}+g''(t)\mathbf{j}+h''(t)\mathbf{k}, \end{align}

and the speed at time tt is defined as the magnitude of the velocity vector v\mathbf{v}:

v(t)=r(t)=[f(t)]2+[g(t)]2+[h(t)]2.\begin{align} ||\mathbf{v}(t)||=||\mathbf{r}'(t)||=\sqrt{\left[f'(t)\right]^2+\left[g'(t)\right]^2+\left[h'(t)\right]^2}. \end{align}

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