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Chapter 11, Solution 23.

dv
Given: a=v = − 0.4v
dx

dv
or = − 0.4
dx

Separate variables and integrate using v = 75 mm/s when x = 0.

v x
∫ 75 dv = − 0.4∫ 0 v − 75 = − 0.4 x

(a) Distance traveled when v = 0

0 − 75 = − 0.4x x = 187.5 mm W

(b) Time to reduce velocity to 1% of initial value.

v = (0.01)(75) = 0.75

0.75
t = − 2.5ln t = 11.51 s W
75

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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