Thread: leaky sandbagt

bag of sand with original weight 144 lb..
lifted in cnst rate & leaks in cnst rate ..
it was 1/2 weight (72 lb) when lifted up to 18ft ....
how to find work done this far ....

i did set the integral from 0-18
but cant find f(x)

any help pls.

Originally Posted by alex83

bag of sand with original weight 144 lb..
lifted in cnst rate & leaks in cnst rate ..
it was 1/2 weight (72 lb) when lifted up to 18ft ....
how to find work done this far ....

i did set the integral from 0-18
but cant find f(x)

any help pls.

ill try and help lol.
f(o)=144 lbs, f(18)=72, therefore f(x)=144-(72/18)x. Next u take the integral of that and taking the integral from 0-18 u get 144x-2x^2 |0-18
giving u an answer of 1944 ftlbs.
im assuming u can take the intrgral by urself so i didnt explain that to much. does that answer ur question?

lol what book are u using, i had the same problem?

thank u yes it does help ..
i was just looking 4 [f(o)=144 lbs, f(18)=72, therefore f(x)=144-(72/18)x]
i can deal with the integral
thanks again

im using THOMAS CALCULUS EARLY TRASCENDENTALS

i dont think its a great one cuz it doesnt explain alot

do u have any other book thats more helpful for calc

thnx

Originally Posted by alex83

im using THOMAS CALCULUS EARLY TRASCENDENTALS

i dont think its a great one cuz it doesnt explain alot

do u have any other book thats more helpful for calc

thnx

im using Calculus Early Vectors by Stewart its an alright book but i usually get help from my professors office hours but those are only like two days a week so i get on here for help lol. I understand most of what is taught to me on here.