Question
A particle moves according to the eqn a=-kv where a is acceleration and v is the velocity and k is a constant. If initial speed is V0 find the speed at any instant
Answers
Damon
dv/dt = -kv
dv/v = - k dt
ln v = - k t + c
e^ln v = v = e^(-kt +c) = e^c e^(-kt)
when t = 0, v = Vo
Vo = e^c e^0 = e^c
so
v = Vo e^-kt
dv/v = - k dt
ln v = - k t + c
e^ln v = v = e^(-kt +c) = e^c e^(-kt)
when t = 0, v = Vo
Vo = e^c e^0 = e^c
so
v = Vo e^-kt