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Problem 07.012 - Use Excel, MATLAB, or Mathcad to Determine the Required

Mass of a Parachutist

The velocity of a falling parachutist is given by

−−
− −
−−
gm gc'
v = √ tanh (√ t)
c' m

where g = 9.81 m/s2. For a parachutist with a second-order drag coefficient c' = 0.25 kg/m,
compute the mass m so that the velocity is v = 36 m/s at t = 7 s. Use Excel, MATLAB, or Mathcad
to determine m.

The value of m is 36.7829 kg.

References

Numeric Problem 07.012 - Difficulty: Medium

Response Use Excel,
MATLAB, or
Mathcad to
Determine the
Required Mass of a
Parachutist

Problem 07.012 - Use Excel, MATLAB, or Mathcad to Determine the Required

Mass of a Parachutist

The velocity of a falling parachutist is given by

−−
− −
−−
gm gc'
v = √ tanh (√ t)
c' m

where g = 9.81 m/s2. For a parachutist with a second-order drag coefficient c' = 0.25 kg/m,
compute the mass m so that the velocity is v = 36 m/s at t = 7 s. Use Excel, MATLAB, or Mathcad
to determine m.

The value of m is 36.78 ± 2% kg.

Explanation:

The Goal Seek setup is shown.

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The result is 36.78 kg.

The result can be checked using the following MATLAB script:

% Chapra 8e Chapter 7 problem 12

% RJ Genik II 28 December 2019

clear
format long; format compact
hold off
g=9.81;c=0.25;v=36;t=7;%8e
f=@(m) sqrt(g*m/c).*tanh(sqrt(g*c./m)*t)-v;
[mass fmass]=fzero(f,40)

xmin = 25;
xmax =50;
x = linspace(xmin,xmax,200);
y = f(x);
set(gcf,'Position',[400 400 800 400])
plot(x,y)
hold on
plot(mass,0,'mo','MarkerFaceColor','m')
set(gca, 'XAxisLocation','origin','YAxisLocation','origin',...

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'XMinorTick','on')
xlabel('mass, m (kg) \rightarrow')
ylabel('f(x) \rightarrow')
title('Graphical root finding $f(x) = \sqrt{gm/c}*\tanh{(\sqrt{gc/m}*t)} -
v$',...
'Interpreter','LaTex')
shg
saveas(gcf,'ch7p12.jpg')

Run the script.

>> ch7p12
mass =
36.782934927017131
fmass =
0

Problem 07.016 - Use MATLAB or Mathcad to Determine the Roots

Use MATLAB or Mathcad to determine the roots of the given polynomial.

References

Section Break Problem 07.016 - Use Difficulty: Hard

MATLAB or Mathcad
to Determine the
Roots

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Problem 07.016.a - Use MATLAB or Mathcad to Determine the Roots

2 3
f (x) = −2 + 6.2x − 4x + 0.7x

(Enter your responses in ascending order.)

The roots are as follows:

x = 0.4357

x=2

x = 3.2786

References

Numeric Problem 07.016.a - Difficulty: Medium

Response Use MATLAB or
Mathcad to
Determine the
Roots

Problem 07.016.a - Use MATLAB or Mathcad to Determine the Roots

2 3
f (x) = −2 + 6.2x − 4x + 0.7x

(Enter your responses in ascending order.)

The roots are as follows:

x= 0.4357 ± 2%

x= 2 ± 2%

x= 3.2786 ± 2%

Explanation:

The MATLAB script to solve this problem is as follows:

% Chapra 8e Chapter 7 problem 16

% RJ Genik II 28 December 2019
clear
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format compact; format long g

ca = [ 0.7 −4 6.2 −2]; % 8e
xra = roots(ca)
MATLAB session – run script
>> ch7p16
xra =
3.2786
2
0.43573

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Problem 08.016 - MATLAB to find value of maximum stress

In structural engineering, the secant formula defines the force per unit area, P/A, that causes a
maximum stress σm in a column of given slenderness ratio L/k.

P σm
=
A ec P L
1+( )sec(0.5√ ( ))
2 EA k
k

where ec/k2 = the eccentricity ratio and E = the modulus of elasticity. If for a steel beam, E =
200,000 MPa, ec/k2 = 0.4, and σm = 250 MPa, compute P/A for L/k = 50. Recall that sec x = 1/cos
x. Use MATLAB.

The value of P/A is 163.4429 MPa.

References

Numeric Problem 08.016 - Difficulty: Hard

Response MATLAB to find
value of maximum
stress

Problem 08.016 - MATLAB to find value of maximum stress

In structural engineering, the secant formula defines the force per unit area, P/A, that causes a
maximum stress σm in a column of given slenderness ratio L/k.

P σm
=
A ec P L
1+( )sec(0.5√ ( ))
2 EA k
k

where ec/k2 = the eccentricity ratio and E = the modulus of elasticity. If for a steel beam, E =
200,000 MPa, ec/k2 = 0.4, and σm = 250 MPa, compute P/A for L/k = 50. Recall that sec x =
1/cos x. Use MATLAB.

The value of P/A is 163.4429 ± 2% MPa.

Explanation:

The function to be solved is

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250 P
f (P /A) = 0.4
−
A
1+

⎛  P ⎞

⎜  ⎟
⎜ A ⎟
cos⎜25 ⎟
⎜ ⎷ 200,000 ⎟
⎜ ⎟

⎝ ⎠

A plot of the function indicates a root at about P/A = 163 MPa.

MATLAB fzero can be used to determine the root of the function.

clear
f = @(P_A) 250./(1+0.4./cos(25.*sqrt(P_A./200000)))−P_A;
P_A = fzero(f,163)

The result is

>> ch8p16
P_A =
163.4429

The root is 163.4429 MPa.

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Problem 08.009 - Depth of liquid in spherical tank

The volume V of liquid in a spherical tank of radius r is related to the depth h of the liquid by
2
πh (3r−h)
V =
3

Determine h, given r = 0.9 m and V = 0.6 m3. Use the graphical method.

The value of h is 0.5117 m.

References

Numeric Problem 08.009 - Difficulty: Medium

Response Depth of liquid in
spherical tank

Problem 08.009 - Depth of liquid in spherical tank

The volume V of liquid in a spherical tank of radius r is related to the depth h of the liquid by
2
πh (3r−h)
V =
3

Determine h, given r = 0.9 m and V = 0.6 m3. Use the graphical method.

The value of h is 0.51 ± 5% m.

Explanation:

The implicit form of the function is

2
πh (3r−h)
f (h) = − V
3

2
πh (3(0.9)−h)
f (h) = − 0.6 = 0
3

A plot indicates a root at about 0.51.

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Problem 09.013 - System of equations - DEPENDENT MULTI-PART PROBLEM -

ASSIGN ALL PARTS

Given the equations:

x1 + x2 – x3 = –3
6x1 + 2x2 + 2x 3 = 2
–3x1 + 4x2 + x3 = 1

NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this
part.

References

Section Break Problem 09.013 - Difficulty: Medium

System of equations
- DEPENDENT
MULTI-PART
PROBLEM - ASSIGN
ALL PARTS

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Problem 09.013.a - Naive Gauss elimination method

Solve using naive Gauss elimination method.

 x1= 3.25
x2= –1.5
x3 = –3.25

 x1= –1.25
x2= –0.75
x3 = 1.25

✓  x1= –0.25
x2= –0.5
x3 = 2.25

 x1= 2.25
x2= –1.5
x3 = –0.25

The system is first expressed as an augmented matrix:

1 1 −1 −3
⎡ ⎤

⎢ 6 2 2 2 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
−3 4 1 1

It is then followed by forward elimination and back substitution.

Finally, the answer is:
x1= –0.25
x2= –0.5
x3 = 2.25

References

Multiple Choice Problem 09.013.a - Difficulty: Medium

Naive Gauss
elimination method

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Problem 09.019 - Masses suspended by springs

Three masses are suspended vertically by a series of identical springs where mass 1 is at the top
and mass 3 is at the bottom. If g = 9.81 m/s2, m1 = 2 kg, m2 = 3 kg, m3 = 2.5 kg, and the k’s = 10
kg/s2, solve for the displacements x.

✓  x1 = 7.358
x2 = 12.753
x3 = 15.206

 x1 = 1.862
x2 = 4.784
x3 = 8.027

 x1 = 3.392
x2 = 10.193
x3 = 13.829

 x1 = 5.430
x2 = 10.043
x3 = 17.839

The position of the three masses can be modeled by the steady-state force balances.
0 = k ( x 2 − x 1 ) + m 1 g − kx 1

0 = k (x 3 − x 2 ) + m 2 g − k (x 2 − x 1 )

0 = m 3 g − k (x 3 − x 2 )

Then by substituting the values of the parameters into a matrix, the system is solved for 7.3575,
12.7530 and 15.2055.

References

Multiple Choice Problem 09.019 - Difficulty: Medium

Masses suspended
by springs

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