14. (a) Using Eq.

4-16, the acceleration as a function of time is a=

d dt v = dt d ( (6.0t 4.0t2) i+8.0 j ) = (6.0 8.0t) i in 18 SI i units. m/s2. Specifically, we find the acceleration vector at t = 3.0 s to be (6.0 8.0(3.0)) i= (b) The equation is a = (6.0 8.0t) i = 0; we find t = 0.75 s. (c) Since the y component of the velocity, v y = (d) Since speed is the magnitude 8.0 m/s, is never zero, of the velocity, we have v = | v| = the (6.0t velocity 4.0t2)2 cannot + (8.0)2 vanish. = 10 in SI units (m/s). We solve for t as follows: squaring (6t 4t2)2 + 64 = 100
rearranging (6t 4t2)2 = 36 taking square root 6t 4t2 = 6 rearranging 4t2 6t 6 using quadratic formula t = =

06 36 4(4)(6) 2(8) where the requirement of a real positive result leads to the unique answer: t = 2.2 s.