Getting a Little "Lift" out of Calculus Part II: Answers


 

Calculus Problem 1

Calculus Problem 2

Calculus Problem 3

Problem 1:

This was solved using the geometry method described in the first part of the lab. The answer to the actual problem is shown using Figure 1 and Table 1.

Figure 1
Table 1

Measured

Scaled

Rectangle

Width (cm)

Height (cm)

Width (sq. in.)

Height (lbs/sq. in.)

Area (lbs)

1

0.54

4.90

8.45

16.61

140.40

2

0.54

2.90

8.45

9.83

83.09

3

0.54

2.32

8.45

7.86

66.47

4

0.54

2.05

8.45

6.95

58.74

5

0.54

1.80

8.45

6.10

51.57

6

0.54

1.70

8.45

5.76

48.71

7

0.54

1.45

8.45

4.92

41.55

8

0.54

1.38

8.45

4.68

39.54

9

0.54

1.25

8.45

4.24

35.82

10

0.54

1.15

8.45

3.90

32.95

11

0.54

1.10

8.45

3.73

31.52

12

0.54

0.98

8.45

3.32

28.088

13

0.54

0.85

8.45

2.88

24.35

14

0.54

0.70

8.45

2.37

20.06

15

0.54

0.64

8.45

2.17

18.34

16

0.54

0.50

8.45

1.70

14.33

17

0.54

0.34

8.45

1.15

9.74

Total (in lbs)

721.18

 

Problem 2:

This was solved using the geometry method described in the first part of the lab. The answer to the actual problem is shown using Figure 2 and Table 2.

Figure 2

Table 2

Measured

Scaled

Rectangle

Width (cm)

Height (cm)

Width (sq.in)

Height (lbs/sq.in)

Area (lbs)

1

0.30

2.03

4.64

6.41

29.79

2

0.30

1.10

4.64

3.48

16.14

3

0.30

1.11

4.64

3.51

16.29

4

0.30

1.27

4.64

4.01

18.64

5

0.30

1.54

4.64

4.87

22.60

6

0.30

1.88

4.64

5.94

27.59

7

0.30

2.13

4.64

6.73

31.26

8

0.30

2.44

4.64

7.71

35.81

9

0.30

2.70

4.64

8.53

39.62

10

0.30

3.00

4.64

9.48

44.03

11

0.30

3.15

4.64

9.95

46.23

12

0.30

3.35

4.64

10.59

49.16

13

0.30

3.44

4.64

10.87

50.48

14

0.30

3.56

4.64

11.25

52.24

15

0.30

3.56

4.64

11.25

52.24

16

0.30

3.58

4.64

11.31

52.54

17

0.30

3.55

4.64

11.22

52.10

18

0.30

3.57

4.64

11.28

52.39

19

0.30

3.50

4.64

11.06

51.36

20

0.30

3.46

4.64

10.93

50.78

21

0.30

3.34

4.64

10.55

49.01

22

0.30

3.28

4.64

10.36

48.13

23

0.30

3.17

4.64

10.02

46.52

24

0.30

2.90

4.64

9.16

42.56

25

0.30

2.65

4.64

8.37

38.89

26

0.30

2.40

4.64

7.58

35.22

27

0.30

2.18

4.64

6.89

31.99

28

0.30

1.93

4.64

6.10

28.32

29

0.30

1.60

4.64

5.06

23.48

30

0.30

1.10

4.64

3.48

16.14

31

0.30

0.75

4.64

2.37

11.01

Total (in lbs)

1162.56

Problem 3:

This was solved using the integration method described in the second part of the lab. The answer to the actual problem is shown using Figure 3 and the functions shown below.
Figure 3


 

 



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