Republic of the Philippines

EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Tacloban City
College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
CE 423
Assignment No. 6

Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________

Course, Year & Section: _______________

Problem 1: A 5-kg object moves Problem 2: (continuation) Find the

around a circular track with a radius net force acting upon the object
of 18 cm at a constant speed of 6 causing this acceleration.
m/s. Find the magnitude and
direction of the acceleration of the
object. Solution:

Solution:
Problem 3: On a merry-go-round Problem 4: (continuation) Calculate
moving at a speed of 3 m/s, there is the net horizontal force acting on the
a 25-kg child sitting 3 m from the child and compare the above force
center. Calculate the centripetal with the child's weight.
acceleration of the child,.
Solution:
Solution:
Problem 5: A cyclist is moving Problem 6: A particle moves in a
around a circular path with a radius uniform circular motion with a radius
of 50 m at a speed of 10 m/s. Find of 3 cm. The net force radially acting
the cyclist's acceleration and on the object is 30 N. If the mass of
considering the combined mass of the object is 6 kg, What is centripetal
the cyclist and bicycle to be 120 kg, acceleration? What is the particle's
what is the net force applied to them? linear speed?
Solution: Solution:
Problem 7: (continuation) What is Problem 8: (Continuation) What is
the acceleration if the radius is the acceleration if the angular
doubled without changing the velocity is doubled without changing
particle's speed? the circle's path?
Solution: Solution:
Problem 9: A jet plane is Problem 10: A race car is traveling
manoeuvring in a circular path with a around a circular path with a radius
radius of 5.5 km at a constant speed of 400 m at a speed of 50 m/s. Find
of 2160 km/h. What is the the centripetal acceleration of the
acceleration of the plane in g's? car.
Solution: Solution:
Problem 11: A crankshaft of radius 8 Problem 12: A 20-kg child sits in a
cm rotates at 2400 rpm (revolutions cart to which a 2-m rope is attached.
per minute). What is the speed of a The rope is tied to a motor that
point at its surface? rotates the cart. At the instant that the
tension in the rope is 100 N, how
Solution:
many revolutions per minute does the
cart make?
Solution:
Problem 13: A radially inward Problem 14: A 35-kg child makes a
constant force of 300 N is exerted on turn that is a portion of a circle with a
a 2-kg ball as it revolves around a radius of 12 meters. She covers one-
circle of radius of 85 cm. What is the quarter of the circular path in 1.6
speed of the ball? seconds. Determine the speed,
acceleration, and net force applied to
Solution:
the child.
Solution:
Problem 15: A ball of mass 2 kg is Problem 16: The speed of a 515-kg
attached to a rope having a breaking roller-coaster at the bottom of a loop
strength of 1500 N and is whirled of radius 10 m is 20 m/s. Find the net
around a horizontal circle with a vertical force pushing up on the
radius of 85 cm. Calculate the object at this point of the circular
maximum speed that the ball can path.
have.
Solution:
Solution:
Problem 17: A 2000-kg car is moving Problem 18: (continuation)
around a curve with a radius of 200 m Calculate the minimum coefficient of
at a speed of 25 m/s. Calculate the static friction between the tires and
centripetal acceleration of the car and the surface of the road guarantees a
the force causing this kind of safe turning.
acceleration.
Solution:
Solution:
Problem 19: A 1500-kg car moves Problem 20: A car is to turn a curve
around a flat circular track with a track with a radius of 120 m at a
radius of 30 m. The coefficient of speed of 85 km/h. How large must
friction between the car's tires and the coefficient of static friction be
the road is 0.3. Find the maximum between the car's tire and the road to
speed at which the car turns the maintain safe travel?
track.
Solution:
Solution:
Problem 21: A missile is shot Problem 22: (continuation)
horizontally from the top of a 500 m Calculate the velocity of the missile
cliff with an initial speed of 300 m/s. just before it hits the ground. If the
(a) Find the time it takes for the missile hits the ground and bounces
missile to hit the ground and what is up at an angle of 30◦ with a speed of
the range of the missile? 200m/s, how far away from the point
of impact will it land?
Solution:
Solution:
Problem 23: A projectile is fired Problem 24: (continuation) At what
horizontally from a gun that is 45 m horizontal distance from the firing
above the ground. The muzzle point does it strike the ground? and
velocity is 250 m/s. How long does what is the magnitude of the vertical
the projectile remain in the air? component of its velocity as it strikes
the ground?
Solution:
Solution:
Problem 25: A ball is thrown
horizontally from the roof of a building
50−m-tall and lands 45 m from the
base. What was the ball’s initial
speed?
Solution: