PROBLEM 12.

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A 6-kg block B rests as shown on the upper surface of a 15 kg wedge A.

Neglecting friction, determine immediately after the system is released from
rest (a) the acceleration of A, (b) the acceleration of B relative to A.

SOLutiOn

Acceleration vectors:

a A = aA 30, a B /A = aB /A

a B = a A + a B/ A

Block B: SFx = max : mB aB /A - mB a A cos 30 = 0

+

aB /A = aA cos 30 (1)

SFy = ma y : N AB - WB = - mB aA sin 30
+

aA
N AB = WB - (WB sin 30) (2)
g
+ aA
Block A: SF = ma : WA sin 30 + N AB sin 30 = WA
g
a a
W A sin 30 + WB sin 30 - (WB sin 2 30) A = WA A
g g

(W A + WB )sin 30 ( mA + mB )sin 30
aA = 2
g= g
WA + WB sin 30 mA + mB sin 2 30
21sin 30
= (9.81)
15 + 6 sin 2 30

(a) a A = 6.24 m/s2 30 b

aB/ A = (6.24) cos 30 = 5.40 m/s2

(b) a B /A = 5.40 m/s2 b

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 PROBLEM 12.125

A 250-kg crate B is suspended from a cable attached to a 20-kg trolley A which

rides on an inclined I-beam as shown. Knowing that at the instant shown the
trolley has an acceleration of 0.4 m/s2 up and to the right, determine (a) the
acceleration of B relative to A, (b) the tension in cable CD.

SOLutiOn

(a) First we note: a B = a A + a B /A , where a B /A is directed perpendicular to cable AB

B:
SFx = mB ax : 0 = - mB aB / A + mB aA cos 25
+

or aB /A = (0.4 m/s2 ) cos 25

or a B /A = 0.363 m/s2 b
(b) For crate B
SFy = mB a y : TAB - mB g = mB a A sin 25 A:
+

(Not that ( aB ) y = aA sin 25o )

or TAB = 250( g + aA sin 25)

= 2494.76 N
For trolley A

+ SFx = mAaA : TCD - TAB sin 25 - mA g sin 25 = mAa A

or TCD = (2494.76 N )sin 25 + 20(9.81 sin 25 + 0.4)

or TCD = 1145 N b

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 PROBLEM 13.22

The system shown is at rest when a constant 250-N force is applied to

block A. Neglecting the masses of the pulleys and the effect of friction
in the pulleys and between block A and the horizontal surface,
determine (a) the velocity of block B after block A has moved 2 m, (b)
the tension in the cable.

SOLUTION
Constraint of cable:
x A 3 yB constant
x A 3yB 0
v A 3vB 0
Let F be the tension in the cable.
Block A: mA 30 kg, P 250 N, (T1 ) A 0
(T1 ) A (U12 ) A (T2 ) A
1
0 ( P F )(x A ) mA v A2
2
1
0 (250 F )(2) (30)(3vB )2
2

500 2F 135vB2 (1)

Block B: mB 25 kg, WB mB g 245.25 N

(T1 ) B (U12 ) B (T2 ) B
1
0 (3F WB )(yB ) mB vB2
2
2 1
(3F ) 245.25) (25) vB2
3 2

2F 163.5 12.5 vB2 (2)

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 PROBLEM 13.22 (Continued)

Add Eqs. (1) and (2) to eliminate F.

500 163.5 147.5vB2

vB2 2.2814 m 2 /s2

(a) Velocity of B. v B 1.510 m/s

(b) Tension in the cable.
From Eq. (2), 2 F 163.5 (12.5)(2.2814) F 96.0 N

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