Show that a particle, located at the origin at t = 1 and moving along the x-axis with velocity v(t) = t−2,will never pass the point x = 2.

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Show that a particle, located at the origin at t = 1 and moving along the x-axis with velocity v(t) = t−2,will never pass the point x = 2.

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