Problem 1

Pepito suddenly encountered Tommy while jogging on a round track 400 m in

diameter. He started running along the track at a constant tangential acceleration of
0.1 m/s², with initial speed of 5 m/s. At the same time Tommy, persistent to make
“utang” to Pepito “my friend”, chased him by running along a straight line at a
constant speed of 4 m/s. Find the shortest possible time (in seconds) that Tommy
must take to run to be able to catch up with Pepito?

Solution
𝑠  Pepito
Pepito (UALM): Tommy (UM):
𝑎=+0.1
  𝑣  0 =5 𝑠  0 =0 𝑎=0
  𝑣  0 =4 𝑠  0 =0
1 𝑠 /2 my
𝜃 
𝑠  Pepito= 𝑠 0 +𝑣 0 𝑡 + 𝑎 𝑡
2  𝑠 Tommy = 𝑠 0 +𝑣 0 𝑡   Tommy 𝑠  To m

m
2  𝑠 Tommy = 0 +4 𝑡

0
𝛼  /2 𝛼 

20
1 2 00 𝜃 
𝑠  Pepito= 0+5 𝑡 + ( 0.1) 𝑡   𝑠 Tommy = 4 𝑡
2
2 m
200 m 200 m
 𝑠 Pepito= 5 𝑡 +0.05 𝑡
2
  𝛼   𝑠  Tommy / 2
𝑠  Pepito  ¿ (200)
tan
2¿   200
𝑠=𝑟
  𝜃   ( 𝛼 )
2
  5𝑡 +0.05 𝑡 2   (5 𝑡 + 0.05𝑡 ) /200  4 𝑡 / 2
200 𝑡=87.9591 sec  
⟹𝛼= tan ¿
   
200 2
Problem 1
Pepito suddenly encountered Tommy while jogging on a round track 400 m in
diameter. He started running along the track at a constant tangential acceleration of
0.1 m/s², with initial speed of 5 m/s. At the same time Tommy, persistent to make
“utang” to Pepito “my friend”, chased him by running along a straight line at a
constant speed of 4 m/s. In what direction should Tommy run?

Solution
𝑠  Pepito
sec
 
  5 𝑡 +0.05 𝑡 2   5 ( 87.9591 ) +0.05 ( 87.9591 )2
𝛼= ¿ my
200 200 𝑠  To m 𝜃 

m
  180 °

0
×
= 4.1332 radians 𝜋 radians ¿  236.8137 ° 𝛼 

20
𝜃 
  180 ° − 𝛼   180 ° −236.8137 ° 200 m 200 m
𝛼
  + 2𝜃=180 ° ⟹ 𝜃=
2
¿
2
¿  −28.4068 °