Okay, I give up. I believe that to actually solve this problem is beyond my current abilities. I've approximated the solution to be 304.64, but now I want to know the exact answer.
The problem is: An object moves at a rate of [20+7cos(x)] m/s for 15 s. How far did it travel?
I know I'm close, because if it had traveled a little longer then the rate would have averaged perfectly to 20 m/s, so the answer should be just a little over 15*20, which mine is.
Is this problem a lot easier to do than I think? I started calculus last week, and I just picked up this problem as a challenge. If integrating a trig function is actually what I have to do, and is as complex as it looks, then all I need is to be told so.
2006-09-13
16:03:27
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