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An object of mass moves in a plane such that its position vector at time is .
PHYSICS · Multi-part · ISC · Physics · Kinematics · Kinematics
Problem
An object of mass
3
kg
3\,\text{kg}
3
kg
moves in a plane such that its position vector at time
t
t
t
is
r
=
(
2
t
3
i
^
+
5
t
2
j
^
)
m
\mathbf r = (2t^{3}\,\hat i + 5t^{2}\,\hat j)\,\text{m}
r
=
(
2
t
3
i
^
+
5
t
2
j
^
)
m
. (a) Obtain an expression for the instantaneous force acting on the object as a function of time. (b) Find the force at
t
=
1
s
t = 1\,\text{s}
t
=
1
s
.
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