CALCULUS ALTERNATIVE ASSESMENT

By: Stephen Macaspac

Distance Versus Displacement

Question: The man sitting in his lawnchair decided that he would walk over to pick the flower. He walked at a velocity of v(t)=sin(t)miles per hour to get the flower and return to his chair which took him a total of 6.28 hours. What is the man's displacement from t=0 to t=6.28? Using this Formula, what is his total distance traveled?

Distance Vs. Displacement

Displacement
How far something is from

Distance
Length. A measurement of

the start after it has traveled

how far through space.

Distance Vs. Displacement

Finding Displacement
1.

Finding Distance
1.

Identify what is given

1. 2. 3.

Identify what is given

1. 2. 3.

Velocity Equation: v(t)=sin(t) Upper Bound: 6.28 hours Lower Bound 0 hours

Velocity Equation: v(t)=sin(t) Upper Bound: 6.28 hours Lower Bound 0 hours

2.

With Ti inspire Calculator:

1. 2. 3.

Find definite integral template Plug in Upper/Lower Bound and Equation Answer is the displacement

2.

With Ti inspire Calculator:

1. 2.

Find definite integral template Plug in Upper/Lower Bound and Equation

1.

Find absolute value template and place equation inside

3.

Without Calculator
1.

3.

Answer is the displacement

Anti Derive Equation

1.

-cos(x)

2. 3.

Plug in Upper and Lower bounds Solve For the Displacement

4.

Answer: 0 m

Average Velocity
Question: A ball is thrown into the air at a velocity of 49 ft/s. Its height in feet after t seconds is given by y=49t10t2

Average Velocity
Definition: average velocity is just net distance

traveled divided by time

Average Velocity
With Ti Inspire
1.

Without Calculator
1.

Definite integral of velocity equation 1. Choose two different points as upper and lower bound
1. 2.

Definite integral of velocity equation 1. Choose two different points as upper and lower bound
1. 2.

0.01 seconds 0.005 seconds

0.01 seconds 0.005 seconds

2.

Find definite integral template

1. 2. 3.

2.

Integrate
1. 2.

Plug in upper and lower bound Plug in equation Answer = 0.00183

Anti derive equation

1.

(49x2/2)-(10x3/3)

Plug in upper and lower bound

1.

3.

Take the answer and divide by the difference of the time periods
1. 2.

(49(0.01)2/2)-(10(0.01)3/3)-(490(0.005)2/2)(10(0.005)3/3)

3.

Solve
1.

0.00183/0.01-0.005 Average Velocity=0.36 ft/s

0.00183

3.

Take the answer and divide by the difference of the time periods
1.
2.

0.00183/0.01-0.005 Average Velocity=0.36 ft/s

Related Rates

Question: A car is traveling north toward an intersection at a rate of 60 mph while a truck is traveling east away from the intersection at a rate of 50 mph. Find the rate of change of the distance between the car and truck when the car is 3 miles south of the intersection and the truck is 4 miles east of the intersection. Let x = distance traveled by the truck y = distance traveled by the car z = distance between the car and truck

Related Rates
Definition: related rates problems involve finding a

rate at which a quantity changes by relating that quantity to other quantities whose rates of change are known.

Related Rates

1.

Overview Process
Write the known rates as a derivative
1. 2.

rate of change of the truck is dx/dt = 50 mph rate of change of the car is dy/dt = 60 mph

2.

Write the unknown rate as a derivitive

1.

Rate of change between the distance and the truck dz/dt=?

3.

Write the equation that relates to both 1 and 2

1.

x2 + y2 = z2

4.

Implicitly derive the equation with respect to t

1.

substitute all know distance and rates and solve for 2

5.

Interpret the question asked