COSMOS: Complete Online Solutions Manual Organization System

Chapter 11, Solution 32.

− 32.2 − 32.2dy
The acceleration is given by a = 2
vdv = ady = 2
⎡ ⎛ y ⎞⎤ ⎡ ⎛ y ⎞⎤
⎢⎣1 + ⎜⎝ 20.9 × 106 ⎟⎠ ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣1 + ⎜⎝ 20.9 × 106 ⎟⎠ ⎥⎦

Integrate, using the conditions v = v0 at y = 0 and v = 0 at y = ymax . Also, use g = 32.2 ft/s 2 and
R = 20.9 × 106 ft.
0 ymax
0 ∞ dy ∞ dy 1 2 2⎛ 1 ⎞
∫ v dv = − g ∫ = − gR 2 0
∫ v = gR ⎜ ⎟
(1 + )
2
v0 0 y
R
( R + y )2 2 v0 ⎝R + y⎠ 0

1 2 ⎡ 1 1⎤ gRymax
0− v0 = gR 2 ⎢ − ⎥=− v02 ( R + ymax ) = 2 gRymax
2 ⎣ R + ymax R ⎦ R + ymax

Rv02
Solving for ymax , ymax =
2 gR − v02

20.9 × 106 v02 20.9 × 106 v02

Using the given numerical data, ymax = =
( 2 )( 32.2 ) ( 20.9 × 106 ) − v02 1.34596 × 109 − v02

(a) v0 = 2400 ft/s, ymax =

( 20.9 × 10 ) ( 2400 )
6 2

ymax = 89.8 × 103 ft W

(1.34596 × 10 ) − ( 2400)
9 2

(b) v0 = 4000 ft/s, ymax =

( 20.9 × 10 ) ( 4000)
6 2

ymax = 251 × 103 ft W

(1.34596 × 10 ) − ( 4000)
9 2

(c) v0 = 40000 ft/s, ymax =

( 20.9 × 10 ) ( 40000)
6 2

= negative
(1.34596 × 10 ) − ( 40000 )
9 2

Negative value indicates that v0 is greater than the escape velocity.

ymax = ∞ 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
© 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.