Physics I / Integrated single-variable calculus problems
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Optimisation, related rates and accumulation problems all reduce to a small number of calculus moves. How can you tell which move a physical problem needs?

Hints
  1. Write down what is given and what is wanted, with units.
  2. The units usually show which direction you have to travel.
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B. What the problem asks for relative to what it gives

Why

Matching the given to the wanted is the whole of problem selection. Units make it nearly mechanical: given m/s and wanting m, you integrate.

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