## anonymous 4 years ago if displacement is given by x=ln(t^2 +3) where x is in cm and t is in seconds, find the exact time when the particle is 5cm to the right of the origin

1. anonymous

Solve the following: $\ln(t^2 + 3) = 5$ $t^2 + 3 - e^5 = 0 \Longrightarrow t = \pm \sqrt{e^5 - 3}$

2. anonymous

If it did't start at the origin, say it started at the point a where$P>a>0$ and where $P$ is a distance of interest, then the exact time it would take for the particle to reach P having started at a is calculate by solving: $P-a = \ln (t^2 + 3)$

3. anonymous

didn't*

4. anonymous

callum 29 how to i go from where you left me at?

5. anonymous

*do i go

6. anonymous

7. anonymous

12.0587 seconds?

8. anonymous

I have to go now, later guys :)

9. anonymous

I have to go now, later guys :)

10. anonymous

Well $e^5$ is a constant, approximately equal to 148.413 so we have two solutions: $t = \pm \sqrt{148.413 - 3} = \pm \sqrt{145.413} = \pm 12.18249 = \pm 12.18$ to 2 d.p. Obviously, there are two solutions, however only one makes sense. You cannot have a negative value for time - otherwise you are going back in time! So you jut take the positive one.

11. anonymous

I think the negative time corresponds to the time taken by the particle to move from the point 5cm away from the origin back to the origin, in re-wind if you like. It tells you it takes 12.18 seconds to get there and 12.18 seconds to come back...