Revision Questions: Chapter 1 BMCM 2713

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Rectilinear Motion

1. A car is travelling at 15 m/s, when the traffic light 50 m ahead turns yellow.
Determine the required constant deceleration of the car and the time needed to
stop the car at the light. (ans: a = −2.5 m/s 2 , t = 6.67 s ).
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2. A particle is moving along a straight line with the acceleration a = (12t − 3t 2 )
m/s2, where t is in seconds. Determine the velocity and the position of the
particle as a function of time. When t = 0, v = 0 and s = 15 m. (ans:
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v = (6t 2 − 2t 2 ) m/s, s = (2t 3 − 54 t 2 + 15) m).
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3. Car A starts from rest at t = 0 and travels along a straight road with a constant
of 2 m/s2 until it reaches a speed of 27 m/s. Afterwards it maintains this speed.
Also, when t = 0, car B located 2000 m down the road is travelling towards A
at a constant speed of 20 m/s. Determine the distance travelled by car A when
they pass each other. (ans: 1097.3 m).

Erratic Motion

1. A car starts from rest and travels along a straight road with a velocity
described by the graph. Determine the total distance travelled until the car
stops. Construct the s-t and a-t graphs.

2. An airplane travelling at 70 m/s on a straight runway and has a deceleration

described by the graph. Determine the time t’ and the distance travelled for it
to reach a speed of 5 m/s. Construct the v-t and s-t graphs for this time
interval, 0 ≤ t ≤ t ' .

3. The boat travels in a straight line with the acceleration described the a-s graph.
If it starts from rest, construct the v-s graph and determine the boat’s
maximum speed. What distance s’ does it travel before it stops.

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Projectile motion

1. Determine the speed at which the basketball at A must be thrown at an angle

of 30° so that it makes it to the basket at B. (ans: 12.4 m/s)

2. It is observed that the time for the ball to strike the ground at B is 2.5 s.
Determine the speed v A and angle θ A at which the ball was thrown. (ans: 23.2
m/s, 30.5o)

3. Determine the horizontal velocity v A of a tennis ball so that it just clears the
net at B. Also, find the distance s where the ball strikes the ground. (ans: 12.01
m/s, 1.83 m)

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Normal-tangential

1. The car is travelling along the road with a speed of v = (300 / s ) m/s, where s
is in meters. Determine the magnitude of its acceleration when t = 3 s if t = 0
at s = 0. ( ans: a = 1.28 m/s2).

2. Starting from rest the motorboat travels around the circular path, ρ = 50 m, at
a speed v = (0.8t ) m/s, where t is in seconds. Determine the magnitudes of the
boat’s velocity and acceleration when it has travelled 20 m. (ans: 5.66 m/s,
1.02 m/s2).

3. Starting from rest, the motorboat travels around the circular path, ρ = 50 m, at
a speed v = 0.2t 2 m/s, where t is in seconds. Determine the magnitudes of the
boat’s velocity and acceleration at the instant t = 3 s. (ans: 1.80 m/s, 1.20
m/s2).

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Radial – Transverse

1. The collars are pin-connected at B and are free to move along the rod OA and
the curved guide OC having the shape of a cardioid, r = 0.2(1 + cos θ ) m. At
θ = 30° , the angular velocity of OA is θ = 3 rad/s. Determine the magnitudes
of the velocity of the collars at this point. (ans: 1.16 m/s).

2. The peg moves in the curved slot defined by the lemniscate, and through the
slot in the arm. At θ = 30° , the angular velocity is θ = 2 rad/s, and the angular
acceleration is θ = 1.5 rad/s2. Determine the magnitudes of the velocity and
acceleration of peg P at this instant. (ans: 4.30 m/s, 25.8 m/s2).

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Dependent Motion

1. If end A of the rope moves downward with a speed of 5 m/s, determine the
speed of cylinder B. (ans: 20 m/s).

2. If the end of the cable at A is pulled down with a speed of 2 m/s, determine the
speed at which block E rises. (ans: 0.250 m/s).

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