Problem 16.

109 Suppose that you are designing a toy

car that will be propelled by water that squirts from
20°
an internal tank at 10 ft/s relative to the car. The total
weight of the car and its water “fuel” is to be 2 lb. If
you want the car to achieve a maximum speed of 12 ft/s,
what part of the total weight must be water?

Solution: See example 16.10


◦ 2 lb
12 ft/s − 0 = (10 ft/s) cos 20 ln ⇒ W = 0.558
W

The water must be Wwater = (2 lb) − (0.558 lb) = 1.44 lb

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