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Clc;

Disp(‘The v- t graph of a car while traveling along a road is shown. Draw the s – t and a – t graphs for the
motion’)

Disp(‘For 0≤ t ≤5:’);

v=input(‘Enter the value of velocity:’);

T=input(‘Enter the value of time:’);

A1=v/t;

Fprintf(‘The acceleration is %0.2f N. ‘, A1);

Disp(‘For 5≤ t ≤ 20:’);

v=input(‘Enter the value of velocity:’);

T=input(‘Enter the value of time:’);

A2=v/t;

Fprintf(‘The acceleration is %0.2f N. ‘, A1);

Disp(‘For 20≤ t ≤ 30:’);

v=input(‘Enter the value of velocity:’);

T=input(‘Enter the value of time:’);

A3=v/t;

Fprintf(‘The acceleration is %0.2f N. ‘, A3);

Response=input(‘Do you want to solve another problem? If YES, press 1. If NO, press any key:’);

If response == 1

Run MawiliPrelimExam;

Else

Disp(“);

Fprintf(‘Bye!\n’)

End
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Clc;

Disp(‘The boat travels in a straight line with the acceleration described by the graph. If it starts from
rest, construct the graph and determine the boat’s maximum speed.’)

A=(-0.02*(s^2)+12*s);

S=input(‘Enter the value of distance:’);

V=(sqrt(a));

Fprintf(‘The boat’s speed is %0.2f m/s. ‘, V);

Response=input(‘Do you want to solve another problem? If YES, press 1. If NO, press any key:’);

If response == 1

Run MawiliPrelimExam;

Else

Disp(“);

Fprintf(‘Bye!\n’)

End

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Clc;

Disp(‘The rocket has an acceleration described by the graph. If it starts from rest, construct the v-t and
s-t graphs for the motion for the time interval . 0 ≤ t ≤ 14s’)

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Clc;

Disp(‘If the ball has a mass of 30 kg and a speed v = 4m/s at the instant it is at its lowest point, θ = 0O,
determine the tension in the cord at this instant. Also, determine the angle θ to which the ball swings
and momentarily stops. Neglect the size of the ball.’)

Disp(‘For the tension in the cord:’);

M=input(‘Enter the mass of the ball:’);

V=input(‘Enter the velocity of the ball:’);

A=input(‘Enter the angle of the ball:’);

H=input(‘Enter the height given:’);

G=input(‘Enter the gravitational constant value:’);

Disp(‘For the tension in the cord:’)

T=(m*g*+m*((v^2)/h));

Fprintf(‘The tension in the cord is %0.2f N. ‘, T );

Disp(‘For the angle to which the ball swings:’);

Theta=acos((-.5)*(h^2)/h*g);

Fprintf(‘The angle is %0.2f degrees. ‘, theta);

Disp(“);

Response=input(‘Do you want to solve another problem? If YES, press 1. If NO, press any key:’);

If response == 1

Run MawiliPrelimExam;

Else

Disp(“);

Fprintf(‘Bye!\n’)

End

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Clc;

Disp(‘The ball has a mass of 30 kg and a speed of v = 4m/s at the instant is at its lowest point, θ = 0.
Determine the tension in the cord and the rate at which the ball’s speed is decreasing at the instant θ =
20. Neglect the size of the ball.’);

Disp(‘For the tension in the cord:’);

M=input(‘Enter the mass of the ball:’);

V=input(‘Enter the velocity of the ball:’);

A=input(‘Enter the angle of the ball:’);

H=input(‘Enter the height given:’);

G=input(‘Enter the gravitational constant value:’);

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Clc;

Disp(‘The vehicle is designed to combine the feel of a motorcycle with the comfort and safety of an
automobile. If the vehicle is traveling at a constant speed of 80km/h along a circular curved road of
radius 100m, determine the tilt angle θ of the vehicle so that only a normal force from the seat acts on
the driver. Neglect the size of the driver.’);

Disp(‘For the acceleration of the vehicle:’);

V=input(‘Enter the velocity of the vehicle in m/s:’);

R=input(‘Enter the radius:’);

A=((v^2)/r);

Fprintf(‘The acceleration is %0.2f degrees. ‘, A);

Disp(‘For the angle:’);

Theta=atan(a/g);

Fprintf(‘The angle is %0.2f degrees. ‘, theta);

Response=input(‘Do you want to solve another problem? If YES, press 1. If NO, press any key:’);

If response == 1

Run MawiliPrelimExam;

Else

Disp(“);

Fprintf(‘Bye!\n’)
End

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Clc;

Disp(‘The 50-lb crate is hoisted by the motor M. If the crate starts from rest and by constant
acceleration attains a speed of 12 ft/s after rising s=10ft, determine the power that must be supplied to
the motor at the instant s=10ft. The motor has an efficiency of e=0.65. Neglect the mass of the pulley
and the cable.’);

Disp(‘For the acceleration:’);

V1=input(‘Enter the initial velocity of the crate:’);

V2=input(‘Enter the final velocity of the crate:’);

S=input(‘Enter the distance/height:’);

A=(((v2^2)-(v1^2))/2s);

Fprintf(‘The acceleration is %0.2f degrees. ‘, A);

Disp(‘For the Tension:’);

A=input(‘Enter the acceleration:’);

M=input(‘Enter the mass of the crate:’);

G=input(‘Enter the gravitational constant in ft/s^2);

T=(((m/g)*a+50)/2);

Fprintf(‘The tension is %0.2f degrees. ‘, T);

Disp(‘For the Power:’);

T=input(‘Enter the tension:’);

S=input(‘Enter the height:’);

P1=(T*2*S);

Fprintf(‘The power is %0.2f degrees. ‘, P1);

Disp(‘To compute for the actual power:’);

E=input(‘Enter the efficiency:’);

P1=(‘Enter the Power:’);

P2=(P1/E);

Fprintf(‘The actual power is %0.2f degrees. ‘, P2);

Response=input(‘Do you want to solve another problem? If YES, press 1. If NO, press any key:’);

If response == 1

Run MawiliPrelimExam;

Else

Disp(“);

Fprintf(‘Bye!\n’)

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Clc;

Disp(‘A motor hoists 60kg crate at a constant velocity to a height of h=5m in 2seconds. If the indicated
power of the motor is 3.2kW, determine the motor’s efficiency.

M=input(‘Enter the mass of the crate:’);

a=input(‘Enter the gravitational constant in m/s:’);

F=ma;

V=input(‘Enter the velocity:’);

P1=(f*(v/2));

P2=(‘Enter the Power of the motor:’);

E=P1/P2;

Fprintf(‘The actual power is %0.2f degrees. ‘, P2);

Response=input(‘Do you want to solve another problem? If YES, press 1. If NO, press any key:’);

If response == 1

Run MawiliPrelimExam;

Else
Disp(“);

Fprintf(‘Bye!\n’)

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Clc;

Disp(‘If the jet on the dragster supplies a constant thrust of T=20kN, determine the power generated by
the jet as a function of time. Neglect drag and rolling resistance, and the loss of fuel. The dragster has a
mass of 1 Mg and starts from rest.’);

T=input(‘Enter T:’);

M=input(‘Enter the mass in kg:’);

A=T/M;

Fprintf(‘The actual power is %0.2f degrees. ‘, P2);

Response=input(‘Do you want to solve another problem? If YES, press 1. If NO, press any key:’);

If response == 1

Run MawiliPrelimExam;

Else

Disp(“);

Fprintf(‘Bye!\n’)

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Clc;

Disp(‘The slider block B is confined to move within the smooth slot. It is connected to two springs, each
of which has a stiffness of k = 30N/m. They are originally stretched 0.5m when s = 0 as shown.
Determine the maximum distance, smax, block B moves after it is hit by block A which is originally
traveling at Va=8m/s. Take e = 0.4 and the mass of each block to be 1.5kg.’);
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Clc;

Disp(‘In prob 15 – 61 determine the average net force between blocks A and B during impact if the
impact occurs in 0.005s.);

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Clc;

Disp(‘The pile P has a mass of 800kg and is being driven into loose sand using the 300kg hammer C
which is dropped at a distance of 0.5m from the top of the pile. Determine the initial speed of the pile
just after it is struck by the hammer. The coefficient of restitution between the hammer and the pile is e
= 0.1. Neglect the impulses due to the weights of the pile and hammer and the impulse due to the sand
during the impact.’);