A particle moves so that for

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Parametric, Polar, and Vector-Valued Functions · Parametric, Polar, and Vector-Valued Functions

Problem

A particle moves so that r(t)=⟨et−t,  13t3−2t⟩\mathbf r(t)=\langle e^{t}-t,\;\tfrac{1}{3}t^{3}-2t\rangle for 0≤t≤30\le t\le3. Determine all values of tt in this interval where the particle is momentarily at rest, and state whether each corresponds to a change in the particle’s overall direction of motion.

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