MATH102 December 2014
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Make sure you understand the problem fully: What is the question asking you to do? Are there specific conditions or constraints that you should take note of? How will you know if your answer is correct from your work only? Can you rephrase the question in your own words in a way that makes sense to you?
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If you are stuck, check the hints below. Read the first one and consider it for a while. Does it give you a new idea on how to approach the problem? If so, try it! If after a while you are still stuck, go for the next hint.
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- If you are stuck on a problem: Read the solution slowly and as soon as you feel you could finish the problem on your own, hide it and work on the problem. Come back later to the solution if you are stuck or if you want to check your work.
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We draw a diagram as shown:
Suppose the finish line is located on the positive side of the -axis. Assume the angle between the line pass through the runner and the origin and the positive x-axis is , then we have , where is the runner’s position. When the runner crosses the finish line, We also get as the elliptical track is perpendicular to the -axis at the finish point so there is no change in . Thus, at the finish point, the velocity of the runner can be described solely as the change in the y-axis. Hence, we have . Further, we obtain from the equation of the ellipse by substituting and noting that thus . Then we differentiate with respect to time to get
Then
Note: The third line of the equation above is where the observation that is applied into the question as indicated by the substitution of with v, the variable of with 30, and the rate of with 0.
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