Question: Modeis subjected to complicated input functions often need to be solved numerically, even if they are linear. For example, the following is a model of

Modeis subjected to complicated input functions often need to be solved numerically, even if they are linear. For example, the following is a model of the speed of a rocket-powered ground vehicle where the rocket's thrust f(t) is given by the following experimentally-derived tablie. The units are British Engineering.
50i=f(t)-30v
\table[[s,f(t)(b)],[t(s),f(t)(b)],[,],[0,0],[5.5,11],[500,],[0.5,500],[6.0,11],[900,],[1.0,700],[6.5,12],[000,],[1.5,1.900],[7.0,11],[500,],[2.0,1.500],[7.5,10],[000,],[2.5,2],[400,8.0],[8,000],[3.9,3],[600,8.5],[6,000],[3.5,5],[000,9.0],[2,800],[4.0,1],[000,9.5],[1,000],[4.5,9.100],[10.0,0],[,],[5.0,10.800],[,],[,]]
Assuming the vehicle starts from rest, use a numerrical method to plot the vehicle's speed versus time for 0=t=10. Also plot the thrust versus time. In your simulation, assume the thrus: f(r)= a straight line connecting the data promts. Yos sam use the folliowing formule.
f(t)=(f(t_(i+1))-f(t))/(0.5)(t-4.)+f(x)
Modeis subjected to complicated input functions

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