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Chapter 12, Solution 25.

Let a P be the acceleration of the plywood, aT be the acceleration of the

truck, and a P / T be the acceleration of the plywood relative to the truck.

(a) Find the value of aT so that the relative motion of the plywood with
respect to the truck is impending. aP = aT and
F1 = µ s N1 = 0.40 N1

ΣFy = mP a y : N1 − WP cos 20° = −mP aT sin 20°

N1 = mP ( g cos 20° − aT sin 20° )

ΣFx = max : F1 − WP sin 20° = mP aT cos 20°

F1 = mP ( g sin 20° + aT cos 20° )

mP ( g sin 20° + aT cos 20° ) = 0.40 mP ( g cos 20° − aT sin 20° )

aT =
( 0.40cos 20° − sin 20° ) g = ( 0.03145 )( 9.81) = 0.309
cos 20° + 0.40sin 20°
aT = 0.309 m/s 2 sW
1 1
(b) xP / T = ( xP / T )o + ( vP / T ) t + aP / T t 2 = 0 + 0 + aP / T t 2
2 2

aP / T =
2 xP / T
=
( 2 )(1) = 12.5 m/s2 , a P / T = 12.5 m/s 2 20°
t 2
( 0.4 )2
a P = aT + a P / T = ( aT → ) + (12.5 m/s 2 20° )

Fy = mP a y :

N 2 − WP cos 20° = −mP aT sin 20°

N 2 = mP ( g cos 20° − aT sin 20° )

continued

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ΣFx = Σmax :

F2 − WP sin 20° = mP aT cos 20° − mP aP / T

F2 = mP ( g sin 20° + aT cos 20° − aP / T )

For sliding with friction F2 = µk N 2 = 0.30 N 2

mP ( g sin 20° + aT cos 20° − aP / T ) = 0.30mP ( g cos 20° + aT sin 20° )

aT =
( 0.30 cos 20° − sin 20° ) g
+ aP / T
cos 20° + 0.30sin 20°

= ( −0.05767 )( 9.81) + ( 0.9594 )(12.5 ) = 11.43

aT = 11.43 m/s 2 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.