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Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 7/e, Ferdinand P. Beer (Deceased), E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, George H. Staab, 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 7/e, Ferdinand P. Beer (Deceased), E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, George H. Staab, 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 7/e, Ferdinand P. Beer (Deceased), E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, George H. Staab, 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Steep safety ramps are built beside mountain highways to enable vehicles
with defective brakes to stop safely. A truck enters a 250-m ramp at a
high speed uo and travels 180 m in 6 s at constant deceleration before its
speed is reduced to u0 / 2. Assuming the same constant deceleration,
determine (a) the additional time required for the truck to stop, (b) the
additional distance traveled by the truck.
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 7/e, Ferdinand P. Beer (Deceased), E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, George H. Staab, 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 7/e, Ferdinand P. Beer (Deceased), E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, George H. Staab, 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 7/e, Ferdinand P. Beer (Deceased), E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, George H. Staab, 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Problem 11.C3
The motioned of a particle is defined by the equations x = 30t2 120t and y = 120t2
40t3, where x and y are expressed in millimeters and t in seconds. Derive expressions for
the velocity and acceleration of the particle as a function of t. Consider the time interval
0 t 2s and plot (a) the path of the particle in the xy plane, (b) the components of the
velocity vx and vy and the magnitude of the velocity v, (c) the components of the
acceleration ax and ay and the magnitude of the acceleration.
Solution
From the motion of the particle we find
(a)
x = 30t 2 120t
y = 120t 2 40t 3
vx = x = 60t 120
v y = y = 240t 120t 2
ax =
x = 60
a y =
y = 240 240t
Program
% Problem 11.C3
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t = [0:0.5:20];
x = 30*t.^2-120*t;
y = 120*t.^2-40*t.^3;
v_x = 60*t-120;
v_y = 240*t-120*t.^2;
v = sqrt(v_x.^2+v_y.^2);
a_x = 60;
a_y = 240-240*t;
a = sqrt(a_x.^2+a_y.^2);
figure(1)
plot(x,y);
xlabel('x (ft)')
ylabel('y (ft)')
legend('Trajectory')
grid on
axis([0 10000 -3e5 0])
figure(2)