Snow is piling on a driveway so its depth is changing at a rate of r(t)=101−cos(0.5t) centimeters per hour, where t is the time in hours, 0≤t≤5. At time t=0, the depth of the snow is 20 centimeters.What is the snow's depth at time t=5 hours?Use a graphing calculator and round your answer to three decimal places.centimeters
Q. Snow is piling on a driveway so its depth is changing at a rate of r(t)=101−cos(0.5t) centimeters per hour, where t is the time in hours, 0≤t≤5. At time t=0, the depth of the snow is 20 centimeters.What is the snow's depth at time t=5 hours?Use a graphing calculator and round your answer to three decimal places.centimeters
Set up integral: To find the snow's depth at t=5 hours, we need to integrate the rate of change function r(t) from t=0 to t=5.
Evaluate integral: Set up the integral of r(t) from 0 to 5: ∫05101−cos(0.5t)dt.
Add initial depth: Use a graphing calculator to evaluate the integral: ∫05101−cos(0.5t)dt≈70.685.
Calculate total depth: Add the initial depth of the snow (20cm) to the result of the integral to find the total depth at t=5hours: 20cm+70.685cm.
Calculate total depth: Add the initial depth of the snow (20cm) to the result of the integral to find the total depth at t=5hours: 20cm+70.685cm.Calculate the total depth: 20cm+70.685cm=90.685cm.
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