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Chapter 11, Solution 6.

Position: (
x = 50sin k1t − k2t 2 mm )
Where k1 = 1 rad/s and k2 = 0.5 rad/s 2
Let θ = k1t − k2t 2 = t − 0.5t 2 rad
dθ d 2θ
= (1 − t ) rad/s and = −1 rad/s 2
dt dt 2
Position: x = 50sin θ mm
dx dθ
Velocity: v= = 50cosθ mm/s
dt dt
dv
Acceleration: a=
dt
2
d 2θ ⎛ dθ ⎞ 2
a = 50cosθ − 50sin θ ⎜ ⎟ mm/s
dt 2 ⎝ dt ⎠
When v = 0, either cosθ = 0

dθ
or =1− t = 0 t =1s
dt
Over 0 ≤ t ≤ 2 s, values of cosθ are:

t (s) 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

θ ( rad ) 0 0.375 0.5 0.375 0
cosθ 1.0 0.931 0.878 0.981 1.0

No solutions cosθ = 0 in this range.

2
For t = 1 s, θ = 1 − ( 0.5 )(1) = 0.5 rad
x = 50sin ( 0.5 ) x = 24.0 mm W
a = 50cos ( 0.5 )( −1) − 50sin ( 0.5 )( 0 ) a = − 43.9 mm/s 2 W

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
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