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Chapter 11, Solution 59.

Define positions as positive downward from a fixed level.

Constraint of cable. ( xB − xA ) + ( xC − x A ) + 2 ( xC − xB ) = constant

3xC − xB − 2 x A = constant

3vC − vB − 2v A = 0

3aC − aB − 2a A = 0

Motion of block C.
( v A )0 = 0, a A = − 3.6 in./s 2 , vB = ( vB )0 = 18 in./s, aB = 0

1
( vC )0 = ( vB ) + 2 ( v A )  = 6 in./s
3 0 0

1 1
aC = ( aB + 2aA ) = 0 + ( 2 )( − 3.6 ) = − 2.4 in./s2
3 3
vC = ( vC )0 + aC t = 6 − 1.2t

1
xC − ( xC )0 = ( vC )0 t + aC t 2 = 6t − 0.6t 2
2
(a) Time at vC = 0.
0 = 6 − 2.4t t = 2.5 s W

(b) Corresponding position of block C.

1
xC − ( xC )0 = ( 6 )( 2.5 ) +   ( −2.4 )( 2.5 ) xC − ( xC )0 = 7.5 in.
2
W
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
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