Dynamics of Rigid Bodies, Proposed Examination Questions

Prepared for Technological Institute of the Philippines Quezon City

By Richard S Regidor
2011

01 September

Situation I
The loaded ore bucket B, in the figure has a mass
of 1 ton and is moved along a level overhead
track by a force P. The total resistance to motion
F is 450 N. The weight of wheel A and of the bar
may be neglected. When the bucket is
accelerated 2.4 m/s2, calculate
1. the required force P
a. 2030 N
c. 2850 N
b. 1895 N
d. 2135 N
2. the angle of the bar with the vertical
a. 14.25 deg
c. 16.04 deg
b. 13.75 deg
d. 15.48 deg

a. 2.15 m/s2
c. 3.05 m/s2

3. the tension T in the bar

a. 20 kN
c. 8 kN
b. 12 kN
d. 10 kN

4.

b. 1.30 m/s
d. 1.54 m/s2

Situation II.
A stunt driver wants to drive a car through
the circular loop of radius R = 5 m.

Calculate the acceleration a given body A

in the figure when M A = 50 kg, P = 450 N and
fA =0.40.Ans. a = 1.322 m/s2
6. Determine the minimum velocity v O at
which the car enter the loop and coast
through without losing contact with the
track.
a. 16.98 m/s
c. 12.27 m/s

b. 14.32 m/s
d. 15.66 m/s

7. What is the cars velocity at the top of the

loop?
a. 1.32 m/s2
b. 1.20 m/s2
5.

c. 0.95 m/s2
d. 1.50 m/s2

a. 7.0 m/s
c. 3.45 m/s

The two masses are released from rest ,

How fast are they moving when the 5 k-kg
mass has fallen 0.2 m? What is the tension in
the cable after the masses are released? Ans.
v = 1.297 m/s , T = 28 N

b. 13.28 m/s
d. 9.5 m/s

Situation IV
The position of a point during the interval
of time from t = 0 to t = 6 s is given by

1
s t 3 6t 2 4t
2
m.
8. what is the maximum velocity during this
interval of time?
a. 21 m/s
b. 28 m/s
c. 25 m/s
d. 31 m/s

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Dynamics of Rigid Bodies, Proposed Examination Questions

Prepared for Technological Institute of the Philippines Quezon City
By Richard S Regidor
2011

9. what time does it occur

a. 4 sec
c. 5 sec

a. 3.32 m/s^2
b. 2.12 m/s^2

b. 6 sec
d. 7 sec

10. What is the acceleration when the velocity

is a maximum?
a. 6.21 m/s/s
c. 8.7 m/s/s

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c. 0.82 m/s^2
d. 1.09 m/s^2

14. A ball is projected upward with an initial

velocity of 120 ft/sec. One second later, another is
projected upward with the same initial velocity.
Compute the time after the first ball is discharged
until the two balls pass.

b. 5.0 m/s/s
d. 0

a. 5.22 sec
b. 4.23 sec

c. 3.35 sec
d. 6.11 sec

11. The snow petrel takes of with a constant

acceleration. If it requires a distance s = 4m and is
moving at 6 m/s when it lifts off, how much time
does its takeoff require?
a. 3.32 sec
b. 5.53 sec

c. 5.10 sec
d. 1.33 sec

12. An automobile can accelerate or decelerate at

9.8 km/hr per second and has a maximum speed of
144 km/hr. If it starts from rest , what is the shortest
time that it can travel 1 km if it is to come to rest at
the end of the kilometer run?
a. 40 sec
b. 12 sec

15.A small block slides freely down the quadrant

shown. Determine the distance x1.

c. 33 sec
d. 52 sec

13.Block A has a mass of 50 kg, B has a mass of 40

kg and fA =0.3. Find the acceleration of A.

a. 11.2 ft
b. 12.5 ft

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c. 9.8 ft
d. 8.18 ft