MEC221/Tutorial 1/Chapter 12/A.S.

Rodzi
TUTORIAL 1
1) A sphere is fired downwards into a medium with an initial speed of 27 m/s. If it
experience a deceleration of a = (-6t) m/s
2
, where t is in seconds, determine the
time, t and distance traveled when it stops.
2) State the suitable curvilinear components to analyse the problems below:
a. Motion of a projectile
b. A car turning at a constant radius
3) The golf ball is hit at A with a speed of V
A
= 40 m/s and directed at angle of 30 with
the horizontal as shown. Determine the distance, d where the ball strikes the slope at
B.


( Sep 2013)
4) Describe the difference between Rectilinear Motion and Curvilinear Motion
5) Figure shows the ball is thrown from the top of the building at A and strike ground at
B in 5 s. Determione
a. The initial velocity, V
A
and the inclination angle,
A
at which it was thrown
b. The magnitude of the balls velocity when it strikes the ground at B


( March 2013)
MEC221/Tutorial 1/Chapter 12/A.S. Rodzi
6) A particle is moving along a straight line with the acceleration of a = (12t 3t
1/2
) m/s
2
,
where t is in seconds. When t=4 s, determine
a. The particles velocity
b. The particles position.
When t= 0, v= 0 and s= 10 m
(Sep 2011)
7) A particle is traveling along the parabolic path y = 0.25x
2
. If x = (2t
2
) m, where t is in
seconds, determine the magnitude of the particles velocity and acceleration
when t= 2 s.

8) A particle is traveling along a circular curve having a radius of 20 m. If it has an initial
speed of 20 m/s and then begins to decrease its speed at the rate of
a
t
= (- 0.25 s) m/s
2
, determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle two
seconds later.

9) The platform is rotating about the vertical axis such that at any instant its angular
position is = (4t
3/2
) rad, where t is in seconds. A ball rolls outward along the radial
groove so that its position is r = (0.1t
3
) m, where t is in seconds. Determine the
magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration of the ball when t = 1.5 s.

10) Rod OA is rotates counterclockwise with a constant angular velocity of 3 rad/s.
Double collar B moves along the rod with a velocity of =(3t
2
+ 2) m/s, where t is in
seconds. If r = 0 when t = 0, determine the magnitudes of velocity and acceleration of
the double collar B when t = 1 s.