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(6 marks) QUESTION TWO (15 Marks) (a) A particle moves along the curve x=t, y=t^2 and z=t^3 where t is the time. Find the components of its velocity and acceleration at time t=1 (b) The acceleration of a particle is given by (5 marks) (d^2overrightarrow (r))/(dt^2)=(3cos(3t))hat (i)+(3sin(3t))hat (j)+that (k) If overrightarrow (V) is zero at t=0 , find overrightarrow (V) at any time. (5 marks) (c) Find the angle between A=2i+2j-k and
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Myles
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Let's solve each part of the question step by step.### Part (a)A particle moves along the curve
,
, and
where
is the time. We need to find the components of its velocity and acceleration at time
.**Velocity:**The velocity vector
is given by the derivative of the position vector \(\overrightarrow{r}(t)\) with respect to time
.
Taking the derivative with respect to
:
At
:
So, the components of the velocity at
are
,
, and
.**Acceleration:**The acceleration vector
is given by the derivative of the velocity vector \(\overrightarrow{v}(t)\) with respect to time
.
At
:
So, the components of the acceleration at
are
,
, and
.### Part (b)The acceleration of a particle is given by:
If
is zero at
, we need to find
at any time
.To find \(\overrightarrow{V}(t)\), we integrate the acceleration vector with respect to time
:
Integrating each component separately:
Given that \(\overrightarrow{V}(0) = 0\):
Thus,
### Part (c)Find the angle between
and
.First, we need the dot product of
and
:
Next, we need the magnitudes of
and
:
The cosine of the angle
between
and
is given by:
Since
is not specified, we cannot compute the exact angle without knowing
. If
were provided, we would substitute the values into the formula above to find
.Please provide the components of
if you want the exact angle calculation.