Consider the velocity function \( v(t)=2 \sin t \) for \( 0 \leq t \leq \pi \). Complete the sentence: The same distance could have been traveled over the given time period at a constant velocity of The same distance could have been traveled over the given time period at a constant velocity of \( \square \). (Type an exact answer in terms of \( \pi \).)
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To find the constant velocity that would cover the same distance as the velocity function \( v(t) = 2 \sin t \) over the interval from \( 0 \) to \( \pi \), we first need to calculate the total distance traveled. The distance \( d \) is given by the integral of the velocity function from \( 0 \) to \( \pi \): \[ d = \int_{0}^{\pi} v(t) \, dt = \int_{0}^{\pi} 2 \sin t \, dt. \] Calculating this integral: \[ d = 2 \int_{0}^{\pi} \sin t \, dt. \] The integral of \( \sin t \) is \( -\cos t \), so we evaluate: \[ \int_{0}^{\pi} \sin t \, dt = [-\cos t]_{0}^{\pi} = -\cos(\pi) - (-\cos(0)) = -(-1) - (-1) = 1 + 1 = 2. \] Thus, the distance is: \[ d = 2 \cdot 2 = 4. \] Now, to find the constant velocity that would cover this distance over the time interval from \( 0 \) to \( \pi \) (which has a duration of \( \pi \)), we use the formula for constant velocity: \[ v_{\text{constant}} = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} = \frac{4}{\pi}. \] Therefore, the same distance could have been traveled over the given time period at a constant velocity of \( \frac{4}{\pi} \).