Problem 1 (rectilinear translation)

the elevator in an office building, starting from rest at the first floor, is accelerated 0.75 m/sec/sec. for 5
secs. It continues at constant velocity for 12 secs. More and is then stopped in 3 secs. With constant
deceleration. If the floors are 3.75 m apart, at what floor did the elevator stop?

Problem 2 (rectilinear translation)

A stone is thrown vertically upward from the edge of the overhanging cliff that is 10 m above the
ground. On its downward flight, it missed the edge of the cliff and hit the ground 30 s after it was
thrown.

a.) Compute the initial velocity of the stone

b.) Compute the velocity of the stone as it hit the ground

c.) Compute the maximum height reached by the stone above the ground.

Problem 3 (free falling bodies)

A stone is dropped in still air from the deck of a high bridge. The sound of the splash reaches the deck 3
seconds later. If sounds travel at 342 m/sec in still air, how high is the deck above water?

Problem 4(Projectile)

a projectile is fired with a velocity of 300 m/s at an angle of 20˚ with the horizontal, from the top of a
building 30 m high above a level ground.

a.) compute the total time of flight.

b.) compute the velocity as it hit the level ground.

c.) compute the total horizontal distance traveled.

Problem 5( Projectile)

A bomber is flying at 300 mph horizontally at an altitude of 2000 ft. its target is a ship sailing at 15 mph
travelling in the same direction and the in the same vertical plane as the bomber. How far behind the
ship hold the bomber release its bomb to score a direct hit?

Problem 6 ( principles for 2 motion problems)

A tug that can steam 27 kph is at point A. it wishes to intercept a steamer as soon as possible that is due
east at a point B and making 21 kph in a direction of N23˚W. find the direction that the tug must take
and the time will it take if B is 3.26 km. from A.
Problem 7 (relative velocity)

A man who can row 4 km per hour in still water finds that he can row up stream in 7.5 hrs. a distance
which requires 2.5 hrs. to row downstream. Find the rate of the current.

Problem 8 (relative velocity)

A platoon marching at 8 kph is 3 km long, the rear man runs and send a message to the front man and
then back to his original position in 30 minutes. Find the velocity.

Problem 9 (relative velocity)

Two men race around a circular track 1200 meters long. If they run in opposite direction they meet
every 3 minutes where as if they run in the same direction, they are side by side every 12 minutes. Find
their individual speeds.

Problem 10 (curvilinear translation)

At what rpm is a Ferris wheel turning when the rider feels weightlessness or zero gravity every time the
rider is at the topmost part of the wheel 9 m in radius.

Problem 11 (rotating objects)

A 10 kg. weight hang on a 4 m string. If it is rotating on a horizontal circle at a constant rate of 0.5
rev/sec, find the tension in the string.

Problem 12 (rotating objects)

If the 10 kg. weight tied on 4 m long string is rotated on a vertical circular motion, find

a.) the minimum possible velocity at topmost position for continuous circular motion.

b.) maximum tension on string under this condition.

Problem 13 (approaches to problem in dynamics)

A 100 kg. of ice is kicked so that it will have an initial velocity of 10 m/sec. if the coefficient of friction
between the floor (horizontal) and the block of ice is 0.1, find the total distance that the block will travel
before coming back to rest.

Problem 14 (approaches to problem in dynamics)

A 100 N block shown is moving a velocity of 10 m/s at A and is subjected to a constant force P=100 N.
assume all contact surfaces are smooth

a.) determine the velocity of the block at B

b.) Compute the velocity of the block at C

c.) Compute the total distance that the block has travelled if the force P is released upon reaching at
point C?

Problem 15 (approaches to problem in dynamics)

As shown in the figure, the block of mass m=1.6 kg is placed on a horizontal plane and attached to an
ideal spring. The static and kinetic coefficients of friction between the block and the plane are given in
the figure. The spring has a stiffness of k=30 N/m and is undeformed when x=0. The block is launched at
x=0 with the velocity of 6 m/s to the right.

a.) Compute the value of x when the block first comes to rest.

b.) Compute the force that tends to move the block to the left when the block first comes to rest.

c.) Compute the speed of the block when it reaches x=0 for the second time.
Problem 16 (approaches to problem in dynamics)

The 5 kg slider is released from rest at point A and slides with negligible friction in a vertical plane along
the circular rod. The attached spring has a stiffness of 480 N/m and an unstretched length of 0.75 m.

a.) Compute the change in potential energy when the slider is at B in joules.

b.) Compute the change in elastic potential energy when the slider is at B in joules.

c.) Compute the velocity of the slider at B in meter per second.

Problem 17 (law of conservation of momentum)

A 40 gm rifle bullet is fired with a speed of 300 m/s into a ballistic pendulum of mass 5 kg suspended
from a chord 1 m long. Compute the vertical height through which the pendulum rises.
Problem 18 (Centroidal Rotation)

A compound pulley shown weighs 800 N and has a centroidal radius of gyration of 0.6 m. the block are
attached to the assembly by cords wrapped around the pulleys.

a.) find the angular acceleration of the pulley.

b.) find the acceleration of each block.

c.) find the tension in each cord.