Careful measurements have been made of Olympic sprinters in the 100-meter dash. A quite realistic model is that the sprinter's velocity is given by
v
x
=
a
(
1

e
b
t
)
where t is in s,
v
x
is in m/s, and the constants a and b are characteristic of the sprinter. Sprinter Carl Lewis's run at the 1987 World Championships is modeled with a = 11.81 m/s and b = 0.6887 s

1
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a. What was Lewis's acceleration at t = 0 s, 2.00 s, and 4.00 s?

b. Find an expression for the distance traveled at time t.

c. Your expression from part b is a transcendental equation, meaning that you can't solve it for t. However, it's not hard to use trial and error to find the time needed to travel a specific distance. To the nearest 0.01 s, find the time Lewis needed to sprint 100.0 m.

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Answer:

a.

[tex]\displaystyle a(0 )=8.133\ m/s^2[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle a(2)=2.05\ m/s^2[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle a(4)=0.52\ m/s^2[/tex]

b.[tex]\displaystyle X(t)=11.81(t+1.45\ e^{-0.6887t})-17.15[/tex]

c. [tex]t=9.9 \ sec[/tex]

Explanation:

Modeling With Functions

Careful measurements have produced a model of one sprinter's velocity at a given t, and it's is given by

[tex]\displaystyle V(t)=a(1-e^{bt})[/tex]

For Carl Lewis's run at the 1987 World Championships, the values of a and b are

[tex]\displaystyle a=11.81\ ,\ b=-0.6887[/tex]

Please note we changed the value of b to negative to make the model have sense. Thus, the equation for the velocity is

[tex]\displaystyle V(t)=11.81(1-e^{-0.6887t})[/tex]

a. What was Lewis's acceleration at t = 0 s, 2.00 s, and 4.00 s?

To compute the accelerations, we must find the function for a as the derivative of v

[tex]\displaystyle a(t)=\frac{dv}{dt}=11.81(0.6887\ e^{0.6887t})[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle a(t)=8.133547\ e^{-0.6887t}[/tex]

For t=0

[tex]\displaystyle a(0)=8.133547\ e^o[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle a(0 )=8.133\ m/s^2[/tex]

For t=2

[tex]\displaystyle a(2)=8.133547\ e^{-0.6887\times 2}[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle a(2)=2.05\ m/s^2[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle a(4)=8.133547\ e^{-0.6887\times 4}[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle a(4)=0.52\ m/s^2[/tex]

b. Find an expression for the distance traveled at time t.

The distance is the integral of the velocity, thus

[tex]\displaystyle X(t)=\int v(t)dt \int 11.81(1-e^{-0.6887t})dt=11.81(t+\frac{e^{-0.6887t}}{0.6887})+C[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle X(t)=11.81(t+1.45201\ e^{-0.6887t})+C[/tex]

To find the value of C, we set X(0)=0, the sprinter starts from the origin of coordinates

[tex]\displaystyle x(0)=0=>11.81\times1.45201+C=0[/tex]

Solving for C

[tex]\displaystyle c=-17.1482\approx -17.15[/tex]

Now we complete the equation for the distance

[tex]\displaystyle X(t)=11.81(t+1.45\ e^{-0.6887t})-17.15[/tex]

c. Find the time Lewis needed to sprint 100.0 m.

The equation for the distance cannot be solved by algebraic procedures, but we can use approximations until we find a close value.

We are required to find the time at which the distance is 100 m, thus

[tex]\displaystyle X(t)=100=>11.81(t+1.45\ e^{-0.6887t})-17.15=100[/tex]

Rearranging

[tex]\displaystyle t+1.45\ e^{-0.6887t}=9.92[/tex]

We define an auxiliary function f(t) to help us find the value of t.

[tex]\displaystyle f(t)=t+1.45\ e^{-0.687t}-9.92[/tex]

Let's try for t=9 sec

[tex]\displaystyle f(9)=9+1.45\ e^{-0.687\times 9}-9.92=-0.92[/tex]

Now with t=9.9 sec

[tex]\displaystyle f(9.9)=9.9+1.45\ e^{-0.687\times 9.9}-9.92=-0.0184[/tex]

That was a real close guess. One more to be sure for t=10 sec

[tex]\displaystyle f(10)=10+1.45\ e^{-0.687\times 10}-9.92=0.081[/tex]

The change of sign tells us we are close enough to the solution. We choose the time that produces a smaller magnitude for f(t).  

[tex]At t\approx 9.9\ sec, \text{ Lewis sprinted 100 m}[/tex]