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Chapter 11, Solution 35.

10 km/h = 2.7778 m/s

100 km/h = 27.7778 m/s

(a) Acceleration during start test.

a=

dv
dt

8.2
27.7778
0 a dt = 2.7778 v dt

8.2 a = 27.7778 2.7778

a = 3.05 m/s 2 W

(b) Deceleration during braking.

a=v

dv
=
dx

44
0
0 a dx = 27.7778 v dv =

a ( x)

44
0

( )

1
= v2
2

44 a =

0
27.7778

1
( 27.7778)2
2

a = 8.77 m/s 2

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.

deceleration = a = 8.77 m/s 2 W