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The displacement function S=t³-2t²-4t-8 gives the position of a body at any time t. Find its acceleration at each instant time when the velocity is zero.

Final Answer:

a =  8

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} s=t^3-2t^2-4t-8 \\ v=ds/dt=3t^2-4t-4 \\ a=dv/dt=6t-4 \\ v=0 \\ 3\cdot t^2-4\cdot t-4=0 \\ 3\cdot t^2-4\cdot t-4=0 \\ 3t^2-4t-4=0 \\ a=3;b=-4;c=-4 \\ D=b^2-4ac=4^2-4\cdot 3\cdot (-4)=64 \\ D>0 \\ {t}_{1,2}=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{D}}{2a}=\frac{4\pm \sqrt{64}}{6} \\ {t}_{1,2}=\frac{4\pm 8}{6} \\ {t}_{1,2}=0.666667\pm 1.333333 \\ {t}_1=2 \\ {t}_2=-0.666666667 \\ t>0 \\ a=6\cdot t_1-4=6\cdot 2-4=8 \end{gathered}$$

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