DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF LEGAZPI
CE BES 221 DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES
Engr. Jane Irene P. Brugada, SO II
CURVILINEAR KINEMATICS
1. A particle is moving along a curved path. At a
certain instant when the slope of the path is
0.75, 𝑎𝑥 = 6 𝑓𝑝𝑠 2 and 𝑎𝑦 = 10𝑓𝑝𝑠 2 . Compute the
values of 𝑎𝑡 and 𝑎𝑛 at this instant.
a. Compute the normal acceleration.
b. Compute the total acceleration
c. Compute the tangential acceleration.
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2. A particle moves on a circle in accordance
with the equation 𝑆 = 𝑡 4 − 8𝑡 where S is the
displacement in feet measured along the
circular path and 𝑡 is in seconds. Two seconds
after starting from rest the total acceleration of
the particle is 45√2 𝑓𝑝𝑠 2 .
a. Compute the velocity of the particle after
2 sec.
b. Compute the normal acceleration of the
particle after 2 sec.
c. Compute the radius of the circle.
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3. A particle moves in a manner that when it starts
from rest at 𝑡 = 0 the cartesian components of
its acceleration are 𝑎𝑥 = 0.6𝑡 𝑚/𝑠 2 and
𝑎𝑦 = 18 − 0.36𝑡 𝑚/𝑠 2.
a. Compute the tangential component of
the acceleration at 𝑡 = 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
b. Compute the normal component of the
acceleration at 𝑡 = 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
c. Compute the instantaneous radius of
curvature of its path at 𝑡 = 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
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4. A motorcycle starts from rest at 𝑡 = 0 on a
circular track of 400m radius. The tangential
component of the motorcycle’s acceleration
is 𝑎𝑡 = 2 + 0.2𝑡 𝑚/𝑠 2 .
a. Determine the velocity of the motorcycle
at 𝑡 = 10 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
b. Determine the distance the motorcycle
has moved along the circular track at 𝑡 =
10 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
c. Determine the magnitude of its
acceleration at 𝑡 = 10 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
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5. The particle P moves in a circular path shown.
In each case the particle is in the position as
shown in the figure. Determine the magnitude
of the acceleration when:
a. The speed 𝑉 = 1.2 𝑚/𝑠 is constant.
b. The speed is 1.2 m/s and is increasing at a
rate of 2.4 m/s each second.
c. The speed is 1.2 m/s and is decreasing at
the rate of 4.8 m/s each second.
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PRE-FINAL EXAM COVERAGE
6. A motorist is traveling on a curved section of a
highway of radius 750 m. At the speed of 100
kph. The motorist suddenly applies the brakes,
causing the automobile to slow down at a
constant rate. After 8 sec., the speed has been
reduced to 75 kph.
a. Determine the normal acceleration of the
automobile immediately after the brakes
have been applied.
b. Determine the acceleration of the
automobile after the brakes have been
applied.
c. Determine the direction of the resultant
acceleration with the horizontal.
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ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS
7. When the angular velocity of a 4 ft diameter
pulley is 3 rad/sec., the total acceleration of a
point on its rim is 30 𝑓𝑝𝑠 2 .
a. Determine the normal acceleration of the
pulley at this instant.
b. Determine the tangential acceleration of
the pulley at this instant.
c. Determine the angular acceleration of
the pulley at this instant.
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8. The rim of a 50 in. wheel on a brake shoe testing
machine has a speed of 60 mph when the
braked is dropped. It comes to rest after the rim
has traveled a linear distance of 600 ft. What
are the constant angular acceleration and the
number of revolutions the wheel makes in
coming to rest?
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9. The rotation of a pulley is defined by the
relation 𝜃 = 2𝑡 4 − 30𝑡 2 + 6 where 𝜃 is measured
in radians and 𝑡 in seconds.
a. Compute the value of the angular
displacement 𝜃 when 𝑡 = 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
b. Compute the value of the angular
velocity at the instant 𝑡 = 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
c. Compute the value of the angular
acceleration at the instant 𝑡 = 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
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10. The rotation of the flywheel is governed by the
equation 𝜔 = 4√𝑡, 𝜔 is in rad/sec and 𝑡 in
seconds. 𝜃 = 2 𝑟𝑎𝑑, when 𝑡 = 1 sec. Compute:
a. The value of 𝜃 at the instant when 𝑡 = 3 sec.
b. The value of the 𝛼 at the instant when 𝑡 =
3 sec.
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