Home Work Problems Ch.

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12–4. Traveling with an initial speed of 70 km/h, a car accelerates at 6000 km/h2 along a
straight road. How long will it take to reach a speed of 120 km/h? Also, through what
distance does the car travel during this time?

12-13. The acceleration of a rocket traveling upward is given by

a = (6+0.02s) m/s2, where s in meters. Determine the rocket’s
velocity when s = 2 km and the time needed to reach this
altitude. Initially, v = 0 and s = 0 when t = 0.

12–17. The acceleration of a particle as it moves along a

straight line is given by
 4   1 m/s where t is in
seconds. If s = 2 m and v = 5 m/s when t = 0, determine the
particle’s velocity and position when t = 5 s. Also, determine
the total distance the particle travels during this time period.

12–19. A particle travels to the right along a straight line with a


velocity     m/s, where s is in meters. Determine its

position when t = 6 s if s = 5 m when t = 0.

12–29. A particle moves along a straight line with an acceleration
 2√ /  , where
v is in m/s. If s = 0, v = 4 m/s when t = 0, determine the time for the particle to achieve a
velocity of 20 m/s. Also, find the displacement of particle when t = 2 s.

12–79. A car traveling along the straight

portions of the road has the velocities
indicated in the figure when it arrives at
points A, B, and C. If it takes 3 s to go
from A to B, and then 5 s to go from B to
C, determine the average acceleration
between points A and B and between
points A and C.

12–82. A rocket is fired from rest at x = 0 and travels along a parabolic trajectory
described by y2 = (120000x) m. If the x component of acceleration is ax = (0.25t2) m/s2,
where t is in seconds, determine the magnitude of the rocket’s velocity and acceleration
when t = 10 s.
12–97. Measurements of a shot recorded on a videotape during a basketball game are
shown. The ball passed through the hoop even though it barely cleared the hands of the
player B who attempted to block it. Neglecting the size of the ball, determine the
magnitude vA of its initial velocity and the height h of the ball when it passes over player
B.

12–98. A projectile is fired from the platform at B. The shooter fires his gun from point A
at an angle of 30o. Determine the muzzle speed of the bullet if it hits the projectile at C.

12–100. It is observed that the skier leaves the ramp A at an angle θA = 25o with the
horizontal. If he strikes the ground at B, determine his initial speed vA and the time of
flight tAB.
12–116. The car travels around the circular track
having a radius r = 300 m such that when it is at
point A it has a velocity of 5 m/s, which is increasing
at the rate   0.06 m/s2, where t is in seconds.
Determine the magnitudes of its velocity and
acceleration when it has traveled one-third the way
around the track.

12–122. If the roller coaster starts from rest at A and its

speed increases at at = (6-0.06s) m/s2, determine the
magnitude of its acceleration when it reaches B where sB =
40 m..

12–130. When the car reaches point A, it has a

speed of 25 m/s. If the brakes are applied, its
speed is reduced by
  0.001  1 m/s  .
Determine the magnitude of acceleration of the
car just before it reaches point C.

12–142. A toboggan is traveling down along a curve which can be approximated by the
parabola y = 0.01x2. Determine the magnitude of its acceleration when it reaches point A,
where its speed is vA = 10 m/s, and it is increasing at the rate of   3 /s  .
12–163. At the instant shown, the water sprinkler
is rotating with an angular speed !  2 rad/s, and
an angular acceleration !%  3 rad/s2. If the nozzle
lies in the vertical plane and water is flowing
through it at a constant rate of 3 m/s, determine
the magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration of
a water particle as it exits the open end, r = 0.2 m.

12–179. A block moves outward along the slot

in the platform with a speed of &  4 m/s,
where t is in seconds. The platform rotates at a
constant rate of 6 rad/s. If the block starts from
rest at the center, determine the magnitudes of
its velocity and acceleration when t = 1 s.

12–185. The slotted link is pinned at O, and

as a result of the constant angular velocity
!  3 rad/s it drives the peg P for a short
distance along the spiral guide &  0.4! m,
where θ is in radians. Determine the radial
and transverse components of the velocity
and acceleration of P at the instant θ = π/3
rad.

12–197. The partial surface of the cam is that of a

logarithmic spiral &  '40( ).)* + mm, where θ is
in radians. If the cam rotates at a constant angular
velocity of !  4 rad/s, determine the
magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration of the
point on the cam that contacts the follower rod at
the instant θ = 30°.
12–199. If the end of the cable at A is pulled down with a
speed of 2 m/s, determine the speed at which block B rises.

12–205. If the rope is drawn toward the motor M at a speed of ,  5.. /, where t
is in seconds, determine the speed of cylinder A when t = 1 s.

12–213. The man pulls the boy up to the tree

limb C by walking backward at a constant
speed of 1.5 m/s. Determine the speed at
which the boy is being lifted at the instant xA
= 4 m. Neglect the size of the limb. When xA
= 0, yB = 8 m, so that A and B are coincident,
i.e., the rope is 16 m long.
12–224. At the instant shown, car A
travels along the straight portion of the
road with a speed of 25 m/s. At this same
instant car B travels along the circular
portion of the road with a speed of 15
m/s. Determine the velocity of car B
relative to car A.

12–233. A passenger in an automobile observes

that raindrops make an angle of 30° with the
horizontal as the auto travels forward with a
speed of 60 km/h. Compute the terminal
(constant) velocity vr of the rain if it is assumed
to fall vertically.

12–236. Car A travels along a straight road at a

speed of 25 m/s while accelerating at 1.5 m/s2. At
this same instant car C is traveling along the straight
road with a speed of 30 m/s while decelerating at 3
m/s2. Determine the velocity and acceleration of car
A relative to car C.