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Chapter 11, Solution 12.

Given: a = kt mm/s 2 where k is a constant.

At t = 0, v = 400 mm/s; at t = 1 s, v = 370 mm/s, x = 500 mm
v t t 21
∫ 400 dv = ∫ 0 a dt = ∫ 0 kt dt = 2 kt
1 2 1 2
v − 400 = kt or v = 400 + kt
2 2
1 2
At t = 1 s, v = 400 + k (1) = 370, k = − 60 mm/s3
2
Thus v = 400 − 30t 2 mm/s
2
At t = 7 s, v7 = 400 − ( 30 )( 7 ) v7 = −1070 mm/s W

When v = 0, 400 − 30t 2 = 0. Then t 2 = 13.333 s2 , t = 3.651 s

For 0 ≤ t ≤ 3.651 s, v>0 and x is increasing.
For t > 3.651 s, v<0 and x is decreasing.

∫ 500 dx = ∫ 1 v dt = ∫ 1 ( 400 − 30t ) dt

x t t 2

( )
t
x − 500 = 400t − 10t 3 = 400t − 10t 3 − 390
1

Position: x = 400t − 10t 3 + 110 mm

At t = 0, x = x0 = 110 mm

At t = 3.651 s,
3
x = xmax = ( 400 )( 3.651) − (10 )( 3.651) + 110 = 1083.7 mm
3
At t = 7 s, x = x7 = ( 400 )( 7 ) − (10 )( 7 ) + 110 x7 = − 520 mm W

Distances traveled:

Over 0 ≤ t ≤ 3.651 s, d1 = xmax − x0 = 973.7 mm

Over 3.651 ≤ t ≤ 7 s, d 2 = xmax − x7 = 1603.7 mm

Total distance traveled: d = d1 + d 2 = 2577.4 mm d = 2580 mm W

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
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