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Chapter 11, Solution 38.

Constant acceleration. x0 = 0

v = v0 + at (1)

1 2
x = x0 + v0t + at (2)
2

v − v0
Solving (1) for a, a= (3)
t

1 v − v0 2 1 1
Then, x = x0 + v0t + t = x0 + ( v0 + v ) t = ( v0 + v ) t
2 t 2 2

1
At t = 6 s, v= v0 and x6 = 540 ft
2

1⎛ 1 ⎞ 540
540 = ⎜ v0 + v0 ⎟ ( 6 ) = 4.5v0 or v0 = = 120 ft/s
2⎝ 2 ⎠ 4.5
1
v= v0 = 60 ft/s
2
60 − 120 60
Then, from (3), a= =− ft/s 2 = − 10 ft/s 2
6 6

Substituting into (1) and (2), v = 120 − 10t

1
x = 0 + 120t − (10 ) t 2
2
At stopping, v = 0 or 120 − 10ts = 0 ts = 12 s

1
x = 0 + (120 )(12 ) − (10 )(12 )2 = 720 ft
2
(a) Additional time for stopping = 12 s − 6 s Δt = 6 s W

(b) Additional distance for stopping = 720 ft − 540 ft Δd = 180 ft 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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