ENG2016

1. The motion of a particle is defined by the relation

x = 1.5t4 – 30t2 + 5t + 10, where x and t are
expressed in meters and seconds, respectively.
Determine the position, the velocity, and the
acceleration of the particle when t = 4 s.
4. A train with a top speed of 75 km/hr cannot
accelerate or decelerate faster than 1.2 m/s2.
What is the minimum distance between two
train stops in order to be able to reach its top
speed?

2. The motion of a particle is defined by the relation

x = 6t4 – 2t3 – 12t2 + 3t + 3, where x and t are
expressed in meters and seconds, respectively.
Determine the time, the position, and the
velocity when a = 0.
5. A man standing at a 5-m tall window watches a
falling ball pass by the window in 0.3-s. From
approximately how high above the top of the
window was the ball released from a stationary
position?

3. A car starting from rest moves with a constant

acceleration of 15 km/hr2 for 1 hr, then
decelerates at a rate of
7.5 km/hr2 until it comes to a stop. How far has
it traveled?
6. Automobiles A and B are traveling in adjacent 7. Two automobiles A and B are approaching each
highway lanes and at t = 0 have the positions other in adjacent highway lanes. At t = 0, A and
and speeds shown. Knowing that automobile A B are 1 km apart, their speeds are VA = 108 km/h
has a constant acceleration of 1.8 ft/s2 and that and VB = 63 km/h, and they are at points P and
B has a constant deceleration of 1.2 ft/s2, Q, respectively. Knowing that A passes point Q
determine (a) when and where A will overtake 40s after B was there and that B passes point P
B, (b) the speed of each automobile at that time. 42s after A was there, determine (a) the uniform
accelerations of A and B, (b) when the vehicles
pass each other, (c) the speed of B at that time.
8. A homeowner uses a snow blower to clear his
driveway. Knowing that the snow is discharged
at an average angle of 40° with the horizontal,
determine the initial velocity v0 of the snow.

10. A motorist is traveling on a curved section of

highway of radius 2500 ft at the speed of 60
mi/h. The motorist suddenly applies the brakes,
causing the automobile to slow down at a
constant rate. Knowing that after 8 s the speed
has been reduced to 45 mi/h, determine the
acceleration of the automobile immediately after
the brakes have been applied.

9. A projectile is fired from the edge of a 150-m cliff

with an initial velocity of 180 m/s at an angle of
30° with the horizontal. Neglecting air
resistance, find (a) the horizontal distance from
the gun to the point where the projectile strikes
the ground, (b) the greatest elevation above the
ground reached by the projectile.
11. A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 240 m is 14. A truck weighing 1.4 kN moves up a slope of 15°.
traveling at 8 m/s. His speed in tangential What is the force generated by the engine if the
direction increases at a rate of 1m/s2. What is truck is accelerating at a rate of 3m/s2? (µK =
the cyclist’s total acceleration? 0.1)

12. The driver of an automobile decreases her speed

at a constant rate from 90 to 45 kph over a
distance of 750 m along a curve of 1.5-km radius.
Determine the magnitude of the total
acceleration (in m/s2) of the automobile after 15. Determine the magnitude of W so that the 200-
the automobile has traveled 500 m along the lbm body will have an acceleration down the
curve. plane of 4.02ft/sec2. µk = 0.3

13. A 3-kg block is moving at a speed of 5 m/s. What

is the force required to bring the block to a stop
in 0.8 msec?
16. Tilting trains, such as the American Flyer which 17. Find the angle of banking for a highway curve of
will run from Washington to New York and 200-ft radius designed to accommodate cars
Boston, are designed to travel safely at high traveling at 100mph, if the coefficient of friction
speeds on curved sections of track which were between the tires and the road is 0.60. What is the
built for slower, conventional trains. As it enters rated speed of the curve? What is the minimum
a curve, each car is tilted by hydraulic actuators speed for the road?
mounted on its trucks. The tilting feature of the
cars also increases passenger comfort by
eliminating or greatly reducing the side force Fs
(parallel to the floor of the car) to which
passengers feel subjected. For a train traveling at
100 mi/h on a curved section of track banked
through an angle θ = 6° and with a rated speed
of 60 mi/h, determine (a) the magnitude of the
side force felt by a passenger of weight W in a
standard car with no tilt (Φ = 0), (b) the
required angle of tilt f if the passenger is to feel
no side force.

18. The 8-m long arms AB and AC attach the seats B

and C, each with a mass of 200-kg, to a vertical
rotating shaft. What is the maximum angle of tilt, θ,
for the seats, if the carousel operates at 12-rpm?
19. A rod 3-ft long rotates in a horizontal plane about 21. A turntable starts from rest and accelerates
a vertical axis through its center. At each end of the uniformly at 1.5 rad/s2. How many revolutions does
rod is fastened a cord 4-ft long. Each cord supports a it take for the rotational frequency to reach 90 rpm?
20-lbf weight. Compute the speed of rotation ‘n’ in
rpm to incline each cord at 30° with the vertical.

22. The rim of a 50-inch diameter wheel on a

20. A single wire ACB of length 80-in passes through brakeshoe testing machine has a speed of 60mph
a ring at C that is attached to a sphere which revolves when the brake is dropped. It comes to rest after the
at a constant speed ‘v’ in the horizontal circle shown. rim has traveled a linear distance of 600ft. What are
Knowing the θ1 = 60° and θ2 = 30° and that the the constant angular acceleration and the number of
tension is the same in both portions of the wire, revolutions on the wheel makes in coming to rest?
determine the speed ‘v’.
23. The pulleys shown below are connected by a 1. - 66 m, 149 m/s, 228m/s2
crossed belt. If the angular acceleration of B is 2- 2. 0.667 s, 259 m, - 8.56 m/s2
rad/sec2, (a) what time is required for D to travel 90- 3. 22.5 km
ft from rest? (b)Through what distance will D move 4. 361.6898 m
when A moved 180-ft? 5. 11.7683 m
6. (a) 15.052 sec, 733.577 ft from starting point of
A
(b) VA = 42.4779 mph, VB = 23.6813 mph
7. (a) aA = -0.25 m/s2 (decelerating), aB = 0.30045
m/s2 (accelerating)
(b) 20.8224 sec
(c) 85.5219 km/hr
8. 22.9076 fps
9. (a) 3099.9845 m
(b) 562.844 m
10. 4.1403 ft/sec2
11. 1.0359 m/s2
12. 0.3756 m/s2
13. 18.75 kN
14. 925.7108 N
15. 43.3665 lbm
16. (a) 0.1869W lb; (b) 10.2767°
17. 52.2571 mph; 24.5759 mph
18. 39.0559°
19. 22.0082 rpm
20. 8.249 ft/sec
21. 4.7124 rotations
22. 3.0976 rad/sec2 ;45.8366 rotations
23. 4.7434 sec; 240 ft