csat-suneung 2020 Q27

csat-suneung · South-Korea · csat__math-humanities 4 marks Variable acceleration (1D) Two-particle comparison problem
Two points P and Q move on a number line. Their positions $x _ { 1 } , x _ { 2 }$ at time $t ( t \geq 0 )$ are $$x _ { 1 } = t ^ { 3 } - 2 t ^ { 2 } + 3 t , \quad x _ { 2 } = t ^ { 2 } + 12 t$$ Find the distance between points P and Q at the moment when their velocities are equal. [4 points]
Two points P and Q move on a number line. Their positions $x _ { 1 } , x _ { 2 }$ at time $t ( t \geq 0 )$ are
$$x _ { 1 } = t ^ { 3 } - 2 t ^ { 2 } + 3 t , \quad x _ { 2 } = t ^ { 2 } + 12 t$$
Find the distance between points P and Q at the moment when their velocities are equal. [4 points]