Questions from General Calculus


Q: A tank is full of water. Find the work required to

A tank is full of water. Find the work required to pump the water out of the spout. In Exercises 21 and 22 use the fact that water weighs 62.5 lb/ft3.

See Answer

Q: The velocity function (in meters per second) is given for

The velocity function (in meters per second) is given for a particle moving along a line. Find (a) the displacement and (b) the distance traveled by the particle during the given time interval.

See Answer

Q: Sketch the area represented by g (x). Then find g'

Sketch the area represented by g (x). Then find g'(x) in two ways: (a) by using Part 1 of the Fundamental Theorem and (b) by evaluating the integral using Part 2 and then differentiating.

See Answer

Q: The velocity function (in meters per second) is given for

The velocity function (in meters per second) is given for a particle moving along a line. Find (a) the displacement and (b) the distance traveled by the particle during the given time interval.

See Answer

Q: The acceleration function (in m/s2) and the initial

The acceleration function (in m/s2) and the initial velocity are given for a particle moving along a line. Find (a) the velocity at time and (b) the distance traveled during the given time interval....

See Answer

Q: The acceleration function (in m/s2) and the initial

The acceleration function (in m/s2) and the initial velocity are given for a particle moving along a line. Find (a) the velocity at time and (b) the distance traveled during the given time interval....

See Answer

Q: The linear density of a rod of length 4 m is given

The linear density of a rod of length 4 m is given by ρ (x) = 9 + 2√x measured in kilograms per meter, where is measured in meters from one end of the rod. Find the total mass of the rod.

See Answer

Q: Water flows from the bottom of a storage tank at a rate

Water flows from the bottom of a storage tank at a rate of r (t) = 200 – 4t liters per minute, where 0 < t < 50. Find the amount of water that flows from the tank during the first 10 minutes.

See Answer

Q: A vertical plate is submerged (or partially submerged) in water

A vertical plate is submerged (or partially submerged) in water and has the indicated shape. Explain how to approximate the hydrostatic force against one side of the plate by a Riemann sum. Then expre...

See Answer

Q: The velocity of a car was read from its speedometer at 10

The velocity of a car was read from its speedometer at 10-second intervals and recorded in the table. Use the Midpoint Rule to estimate the distance traveled by the car.

See Answer