PHINMA EDUCATION – ARAULLO UNIVERSITY

BES 026 – DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES

P1 QUIZ NO. 1
NAME : SCORE :

SECTION : DATE :

INSTRUCTION: Answer the problem set given. Provide a complete and clear
solutions with appropriate illustrations. Express your final answer in 3 decimal
places with correct units and box it. Put your final answer on the line before
the number.

PROBLEM NO. 1
Starting from rest, a particle moving in a straight line has an acceleration of
a = (2t – 6) m/s2, where t is in seconds. (v = 0 & s = 80.7 m)
______________1. What is the particle’s velocity when t = 6 s?
______________2. What is its position when t = 11 s?
PROBLEM NO. 2
The velocity of a particle traveling in a straight line is given by v = (6t –
3t2) m/s, where t is in seconds. If s = 0 when t = 0. (s = 0, dis = 8 m)
______________1. Determine the particle’s position after 3 s.
______________2. How far has the particle traveled during the 3-s time interval?
PROBLEM NO. 3

The position of a particle along a straight line is given by 𝑠=

(1.5𝑡 3 − 13.5𝑡 2 + 22.5𝑡)𝑓𝑡, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠. (s = -37.5 ft, dis = 69.0 ft)
______________1. Determine the position of the particle when t = 6 s.
______________2. Determine the total distance it travels during the 6-s time
interval.
PROBLEM NO. 4
A freight train travels at v = 60(1-e-t)ft/s, where t is the elapsed time in
seconds. (s = 123 ft, a = 2.99 ft/s2)
______________1. Determine the distance traveled in three seconds.
______________2. Determine the acceleration of the train in three seconds.
PROBLEM NO. 5
The race cart starts from rest and travels along a straight road until it
reaches a speed of 26 m/s in 8 s as shown on the v-t graph. (a = 4.00 m/s2)

______________1. Determine the maximum acceleration of the car during 8-s time
interval. (Note: maximum acceleration is the highest acceleration of the car)
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BES 026 – DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES
P1 QUIZ NO. 1
PROBLEM NO. 6
The velocity of a car is plotted as shown. (s = 600 m, a = -0.25 m/s2)

______________1. Determine the total distance the car moves until it stops.
______________2. Determine the acceleration of the car after 80 seconds.

PROBLEM NO. 7
The v-t graph for the motion of a car as it moves along the straight road is
shown. (dis = 100, v = 6.67 m/s)

______________1. Determine the distance traveled for 15-s time interval.

______________2. Determine the average speed of the car.