1002 Location of warning torpedo | Rectilinear Translation

Problem 1002

On a certain stretch of track, trains run at 60 mph (96.56 kph). How far back of a stopped train
should be a warning torpedo be placed to signal an oncoming train? Assume that the brakes are
applied at once and retard the train at the uniform rate of 2 ft/sec2 (0.61 m/s2).
Solution
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Initial velocity

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Initial velocity

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1007 Finding when and where the stones pass

each other | Rectilinear Translation
Problem 1007
A stone is dropped from a captive balloon at an elevation of 1000 ft (304.8 m). Two seconds later another stone is
thrown vertically upward from the ground with a velocity of 248 ft/s (75.6 m/s). If g = 32 ft/s2 (9.75 m/s2), when and
where the stones pass each other?

Solution in English Units

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Stone dropped from captive balloon (free-falling body):

Stone thrown vertically from the ground 2 seconds later

The stones will pass each other 5 seconds after the first stone was dropped from the captive balloon.

The stones will meet at a point 600 ft above the ground.

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Problem 1008
A stone is thrown vertically upward from the ground with a velocity of 48.3 ft per sec (14.72 m per sec). One second
later another stone is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 96.6 ft per sec (29.44 m per sec). How far above
the ground will the stones be at the same level?

Solution in English System

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For the first stone:

For the second stone

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Problem 1009
A ball is shot vertically into the air at a velocity of 193.2 ft per sec (58.9 m per sec). After 4 sec, another ball is shot
vertically into the air. What initial velocity must the second ball have in order to meet the first ball 386.4 ft (117.8 m)
from the ground?

Solution: English System of Units

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Thus,

First ball:

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Second ball:

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1010 Time to wait in dropping a stone |

Rectilinear Translation
Problem 1010
A stone is thrown vertically up from the ground with a velocity of 300 ft per sec (91.44 m/s). How long must one
wait before dropping a second stone from the top of a 600-ft (182.88-m) tower if the two stones are to pass each
other 200 ft (60.96 m) from the top of the tower?

English System Solution

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Stone from the ground:

Stone from the top of the tower:

Let t2 = time to wait before dropping the second stone

With t = 17.19 sec

With t = 1.44 sec

(meaningless)

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Problem 1011
A ship being launched slides down the ways with constant acceleration. She takes 8 sec to slide (the first foot |
0.3048 meter). How long will she take to slide down the ways if their length is (625 ft | 190.5 m)?

Solution
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where

Thus

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Problem 1012
A train moving with constant acceleration travels 24 ft (7.32 m) during the 10th sec of its motion and 18 ft (5.49 m)
during the 12th sec of its motion. Find its initial velocity and its constant acceleration.

Solution in English Units

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equation (1)

 equation (2)

Equation (1) minus equation (2)

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From equation (1)

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Problem 01
A projectile is fired up the inclined plane at an initial velocity of 15 m/s. The plane is making an angle of 30 from
the horizontal. If the projectile was fired at 30 from the incline, compute the maximum height z measured
perpendicular to the incline that is reached by the projectile. Neglect air resistance.

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The tortoise and the hare are racing. If the tortoise starts from rest and has a constant
acceleration of 2.0 m/s2, and the hare has a constant velocity of 5.0 m/s, where and when
does the tortoise catch up to the hare?

So, for the graph drawn, the tortoise has an initial velocity of zero and a constant acceleration of 2 m/s 2. The hare has
an initial velocity of 5 m/s and a constant acceleration of zero. They both start at the same time. So, the equations
are:

Hare

Tortoise

When the tortoise catches the hare, the distance traveled is the same and also the time is the same. So I can set the 2
equations equal and solve for time.

Start by simplifying:

Then multiply both sides by 2 and divide by

. This gives us

Which we can then substitute back into either equation for x. Since the hare has the simpler equation, let's
substitute this equation for time into that equation for distance.

Finally, we can plug in the numbers, v = 5.0 m/s and

= 2.0 m/s2.

So the tortoise catches up with the hare at a distance of 25 m, 5.0 seconds after the race started.

In the same problem, if the total length of the race was 50 m, we already know the tortoise was ahead at that
time. So, by how many seconds did the tortoise win? And how far behind the tortoise was the hare at the end of
the race? Remember the tortoise started from rest and had a constant acceleration of 2.0 m/s 2, while the hare had
a constant velocity of 5.0 m/s.

Tortoise

Hare

Then to find how many second the tortoise won by, subtract the 2 times.

So, the tortoise won the race by 2.9 seconds.

Next to find how far ahead the tortoise was of the hare at the end of the race, calculate the distance the hair had
travelled using the time the tortoise finished the race, that is t = 7.07 s.

Tortoise

Hare

Finally, to find how far ahead the tortoise is, subtract the 2 distances. So we get:

And the tortoise won the race by 15 meters.

3]A turtle and a rabbit are having a race along a straight road. The rabit, feeling so far ahead,
decides to stop and take a nap, 15 m from the finish line. The turtle, traveling at a constant
velocity, passes the napping rabbit. After the turtle has traveled 9.0 m past the rabbit, the rabbit
wakes up and accelerates toward the finish line at a constant rate. 30.0 seconds later, the turtle
wins the race, and the rabbit is still 0.5 m from the finish line.
(a) What is the magnitude of the rabbit's acceleration?
(b) If the rabbit continues at the same acceleration, how much more time passes before he
crosses the finish line?

let X=0 to be where the rabbit is napping and t=0 is when the rabbit wakes up
Xr =rabbit's position, Xt=turtle's position
in general, X=X0 + V0*t + .5a*t^2
apply this to the rabbit's and turtle's position
Xr=.5a*t^2 equation 1
Xt=9 + v*t
when t=30, Xt=15 and Xr=14.5
a) Compute "a" using equation 1 with t=30 and Xr=14.5
b) Compute time to finish using equation one with Xr=15 and "a" being the solution
to part a

CENTROIDS

Problem 709
Locate the centroid of the area bounded by the x-axis and the sine curve
to x = L.
Solution 709
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Graph of

from x = 0

Differential area

Area by integration

Location of centroid

From

Assign

Thus,

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Problem 715
Determine the coordinates of the centroid of the area shown in Fig. P-715 with respect to the
given axes.

Solution 715
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Coordinates of the centroid is at (2.34, 7.47).

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Problem 717
Locate the centroid of the bent wire shown in Fig. P-717. The wire is homogeneous and of
uniform cross-section.

Solution 717
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By symmetry
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718 Square and Triangles | Centroid of

Composite Area
Problem 718
Locate the centroid of the shaded area shown in Fig. P-718.

Solution 718
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720 Two triangles | Centroid of Composite

Area
Problem 720
The centroid of the sahded area in Fig. P-720 is required to lie on the y-axis. Determine the
distance b that will fulfill this requirement.

Solution 720
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The centroid will lie on the y-axis, thus,

Hence,

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