Decide if each statement about the distance between −2 and −7 is true or false. Choose True or False for each statement. (Hint: use our distance formula [for number lines]) True
False
a.
-2--7

b.
-2-7

c.
-7-2

d.
-7--2

The position of a moving particle is given by the position function: f(t)=-9t-t^2-0.2t^3+0.1t^4 0 a. at what time does the particle reverse direction? b. when is the displacement positive? (round one decimal place and answer in interval notation) c. when is the displacement negative? (round one decimal place and answer in interval notation) d. when is the particle’s acceleration positive? (round one decimal place and answer in interval notation) e. when is the particle’s acceleration negative? (round one decimal place and answer in interval notation)