Returning to an initial position

Returning to an initial position

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A particle has velocity v=6t-4 m,s-1 for t 0 seconds and initially has displacement 5 m. Find its displacement function, its displacement at t=2, and when it next returns to its initial position.

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Answer:\(s=3t^2-4t+5\) m; \(s(2)=9\) m; next returns to its initial position at \(t=\dfrac{4}{3}\) s.

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