Problem 12.

89

The volleyball player serves the ball at point a with the speed vo at the angle
the largest vo for which the ball will not hit the ceiling.

Problem 12.90

=70. What is

A projectile is launched at

a with the velocity vo = 20 m/s at

the angle [=65]. Find the height h

of the impact point b on the vertical

wall. Neclect air resistance.

Problem 12.91

A missile is launched horizontally at a with the speed vo = 200 m/s. Knowing that the range of the
missile is r = 1400 m, calculate the launch height h and the time of flight.

Problem 12.92

A projectile is launched horizontally at a with the speed vo. The time of flight is 10s, and the path
of the projectile at b is inclined at 20 with the horizontal. Determine vo, the range r, and the launch height
h. Use u.s. customary units.

Problem 12.93

A projectile is fired horizontally at 100m/s down the inclined plane. Draw the acceleration, velocity
and position diagrams. Use the diagrams to determine the maximum height h perpendicular to the plane,
the range r along the plane, and the time of flight. Neglect air resistance.

Problem 12.94

A projectile is launched at an elevated target with initial speed vo = 220 m/s in the direction
shown. Determine the time of flight and the range r.

Problem 12.95

A car that is initially at rest accelerates along a straight, level road according to the diagram
shown. Deyermine (a) the maximum speed; and (b) the distance traveled by the car when the maximum
speed is reached.

Problem 12.96
A subway train stops at two stations that are 2km apart. The maximum acceleration and
deceleration of the train are 6.6 m/s2 and 5.5m/s2, respectively, and the maximum allowable speed is
90km/h. Find the shortest possible time of travel between the two stations.

Problem 12.97

A train is brought to an emergency stop in 16 seconds, the deceleration being as shown in the
diagram. Compute the speed of the train before the brakes were appliedvand the stopping distance.

Problem 12.98

An airplane lands on a level runway at the speed of 40m/s. For the first three seconds after
touchdown, the reverse thrust of the propellers causes a decelaration of 3.2m/s 2. For the next five
seconds, the wheel brakes are applied producing an additional deceleration of 1.8m/s 2. Then the reverse
thrusters are shut down, and the plane is brought to a stop with only the wheel brakes. Draw the
acceleration, velocity, and position diagrams. How far does the airplane travel on the runway before it
comes to a stop?

Problem 13.1
A car drives through portion ab of the s-curve at constant speed, decelerates in bc, and
accelerates in cd. Show the approximate direction of the acceleration vector at each of the five points
indicated.

Problem 13.2
A car is driving around a curve of radius 200m, while increasing its speed at the rate of 0.8m/s 2.
At a certain instant, the magnitude of the total acceleration is measured to be 1.5m/s 2. What is the speed
of the car at that instant measured in km/h?

Problem 13.3

The rocket is in powered flight close to the surface of the earth. Determine the radius of the
curvature of the path at the instant shown if the speed of the rocket is 200m/s. Note that the acceleration
of the rocket has two components - the acceleration due to the thrust of the rocket engines and the
acceleration due to gravity.

Problem 13.4

The car is travelling at a constant speed through a dip in the road. The radius of curvature of the
road at point a, the bottom of the dip, is 500 m. What speed of the car, measured in km/h, would result in
an acceleration of magnitude 0.2g when the car is at a?

Problem 13.5

The ball is shot from the cannon at a with the initial velocity v a directed at the angle

with the

horizontal. Derive the expression for the radius of curvature at b - the highest point on the path of the ball.

Problem 13.6
A particle travels around a circle of radius 4m, changing its speed at a constant rate. At a certain
point a, the speed is 3m/s. After traveling another quarter revolution to point b, the speed has increased to
6m/s. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle at b.

Problem 13.7
A particle travels along a plane curve from a point a to a point b. The path length between a and b
is 2m. The speed of the particle is 4m/s at a and 2m/s at b. The rate of change of the speed is constant.
(a) find the tangential component of the acceleration when the particle is at b. (b) if the magnitude of the
acceleration at b is 5m/s2. Determine the radius of curvature of the path at b.

Problem 13.8
A particle moves along a plane curve from a point o to a point b. The path length between o and b
is 2m. The tangential component of the acceleration is a t = 0.05s m/s2, where s is the path coordinate,
measured in m from point o. The speed of the particle at o is 2m/s, and the radius of curvature of the path
at b is 3m. Determine tge magnitude of the acceleration of the particle at b.

Problem 13.9

The particle passes point o at the speed of 8m/s. Between o and b, the speed increases at the
rate of 4v m/s2, where v is the speed in m/s. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration when the
particle is (a) just to the left of point a; and (b) just to the right of point a.

Problem 13.10

The firehouse is being uncoiled from its reel at the constant speed of 2m/s. Determine the normal
component of acceleration of point a on the rim of the reel (a) at the instant shown in the figure; and (b)
when almost all the hose has left the reel.