Solved Problems in Mechanics 2016
Solved Problems in Mechanics 2016
a b
Ry
sin A sin B tan
Concurrent Systems in Space Rx
Fx Rx Equillibri um
F y Ry F 0
x
F z Rz F 0
y
R Rx R y Rz
2 2 2 M 0 o
Rx Ry R
cos x ; cos y ; cos z z
R R R
Equillibri um
F x 0
F y 0
F z 0
APPLICATIONS
Friction Belt Friction
T1
F e
tan T2
N
N normal force T1 tension on tight side
F frictional force N T2 tension on slack side
coefficien t of friction coefficien t of friction
R the resultant of F and N angle of contact
angle of friction tan 1
DYNAMICS
KINEMATICS
Translation at highest point A (v y 0)
Rectilinear 2
voy
uniform motion H * max height
2g
s vt
voy
variable accelerati on t
g
ds
v at point C (y 0)
dt
dv y0
a
dt v y voy
v dv a ds v vo
constant accelerati on vo sin 2
2
R * range
s vo t 12 at 2 g
v vo at 2voy 2vo sin
t
vo v f g g
v
2 Rotational
v vo 2as
2 2 uniform motion
free - falling body(vo 0 ,s h) t
v gt constant accelerati on
h 12 gt 2 t 12 t 2
o t
v 2 2 gh
Projectile f
o
2
o 2 2
2
relationship between
translational and rotational
s r
v r
at any point B : a r
vx vox vo cos
x voxt vo cos t
voy vo sin
y voyt 12 gt 2
v y voy gt
v y voy 2 gy
2 2
KINETICS Centrifugal Force
Newton’s Laws
REF P F
W
REF ma a
g
CF 2 r v 2
tan
W g gr
g
cos 2 for g L
L
W
T
cos
h
t 2
g
t time to complete one revolution
Banking of Curve Work and Energy
Work Fd
W
KE 12 mv2 12 v 2
g
PE mgh Wh
maximum speed
v2 Impulse Ft
tan
gR W
M omentum mv v
angle of banking g
angle of friction tan 1 Law of Conservation of M omentum
R radius of curvature(m) m1v1 m2 v2 m1v1 ' m2 v2 '
v velocity
Coulumb’s Law
minimum speed k Q1 Q2
F
v2
tan d2
gR F = electrical force in Newtons
Q = charge in Coulumbs
ideal speed d = distance in meters
v2 k = Coulumb' s law constant (Nm2 /C 2 )
tan
gR = 9x10 9 Nm2 /C 2 for air
horizontal rotating platform
v2 2 R
tan
gR g
Problems
1. Find the resultant value and the angle of the following pull efforts exerted by many men whose
pull is along the horizontal with 200lb, a pull 300lb is 60 degrees above the horizontal to the
right while the 100lb pull is 45 degrees above the horizontal to the left; another 200lb pull is
vertically down.
a. R=310lbs, 25o
b. R=315lbs, 25o
c. R=315lbs, 30o
d. R=310lbs, 30o
2. Two boys B1 and B2 act at a point. The magnitude of B1 is 8lbs and its direction is 60 degrees
above the horizontal axis in the first quadrant. The magnitude of B2 is 5 lbs and its direction is
53 degrees below the horizontal axis in the forth quadrant. What is the magnitude of the
resultant?
a. 7.0lbs
b. 6.9lbs
c. 7.6lbs
d. 8.6lbs
3. Two men pull horizontal on ropes attached to a post, the angle between the ropes being 45 o. If
man A exerts a force of 150lbs and man B a force of 100lbs, find the magnitude of the resultant
force and the angle it makes with A’s pull.
a. 198lb, 30o
b. 183lb, 42o
c. 258lb, 36.5o
d. 232lb, 17.5o
4. Find the horizontal and vertical components of 40lb force the direction of which is 50 degree
above the horizontal to the right
a. Fx=25.5lbs, Fy=35.2lbs
b. Fx=35.6lbs, Fy=30.6lbs
c. Fx=25.7lbs, Fy=30.6lbs
d. Fx=30.0lbs, Fy=40.0lbs
5. The resultant of two 100N forces is 50N. The angle between the two 100N forces is ___
a. 28.955
b. 30
c. 151.05
d. 150
6. A 2000 lb cylinder is held on a 30° plane by means of a cable which forms 45 o with the plane.
Determine the tension in the cable.
a. 3863
b. 5464
c. 1414
d. 2732
36. In a 20-storey office building, an elevator starting from rest at the first floor is accelerated at
0.75m/s2 for 5sec, continuous at constant velocity for 12sec and is then stopped in 3 sec. If the
floors are 3.75m apart, at what floor does the elevator stop?
a. 14th
b. 17th
c. 18th
d. 19th
37. A projectile is launched upward from level ground at an angle of 60 o with the horizontal. It has
an initial velocity of 45m/s. How long will it take before the projectile hits the ground?
a. 4.1s
b. 7.49s
c. 5.8s
d. 9.53s
38. An airplane is in level flight at a velocity of 300mph and at an altitude of 5000ft when it drops
the bomb. What will the bomb’s velocity be on impact?
a. 566ft/sec
b. 440ft/sec
c. 718ft/sec
d. 871ft/sec
39. A toy rifle is fired at an angle of 60o above the horizontal. If the pellet’s initial velocity is
15m/sec. What is the time of flight?
a. 1.32sec
b. 2.65sec
c. 5.30sec
d. 3.12sec
40. A projectile is fired at 30o angle with the horizontal. It has a velocity of 200fps. Find the
maximum height that it can attain.
a. 145.680ft
b. 325.352ft
c. 155.280ft
d. 142.352ft
41. What minimum initial velocity must a rocket have to reach a target 100miles away?
a. 2812mph
b. 4123mph
c. 2182mph
d. 2413mph
42. A projectile is launched at 600fps with a 30oinclination from the horizontal. The launch point is
on a plateau 500ft above the plane of impact. Neglecting air friction, find the maximum altitude
above the plane of impact.
a. 1898ft
b. 1398ft
c. 2398ft
d. 2898ft
43. Find the angle of elevation of a gun which fires a shell with a muzzle velocity of 366 m/sec at a
target on the same level but 4575m distant.
a. 9.79o
b. 19.58o
c. 45o
d. 4.97o
44. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial speed of 80 ft/sec. How long will it take for the
ball to return to the thrower?
a. 2.25sec
b. 2.62sec
c. 4.06sec
d. 4.97sec
45. A ball is rolled off the edge of a table 3ft high with a horizontal velocity of 4ft/sec. With what
velocity does it strike the floor?
a. 4ft/sec
b. 14.4ft/sec
c. 13.9ft/sec
d. 13.3ft/sec
46. An 80kg man stand on a scale in an elevator cab. What does the scale read when the cab is
ascending at an acceleration of 2m/s2?
a. 785N
b. 160N
c. 945N
d. 625N
47. An elevator weighing 3200lbs rises with an acceleration of 4ft/s/s. What is the tension of the
supporting cable?
a. 3600lbs
b. 3200lbs
c. 1800lbs
d. 2800lbs
48. A rope is wrapped twice around a post will support a weight of 4000lb. When a force of 50lb is
exerted at the other end. Determine the coefficient of friction
a. 0.349
b. 0.243
c. 0.8
d. 0.125
49. Impulse is the change in
a. Kinetic energy
b. Rotary speed
c. Momentum
d. Acceleration
50. The moment of inertia of an object does not depend on
a. Its mass
b. Its size and shape
c. Its angular speed
d. The location of the axis of rotation
51. An object at rest may have
a. Velocity
b. Kinetic energy
c. Momentum
d. Potential energy
52. Prefix Peta refers to _____
a. 10-15
b. 1015
c. 1018
d. 1012
53. Prefix Atto refers to ______
a. 10-18
b. 10-15
c. 10-12
d. 1015
Solutions:
1.
Fx 40 cos 50o 25.71lbs
Fy 40 sin 50o 30.64lbs
2.
R B1 B2
860 o 553o
7.59822.72 o lbs
3.
R 150 10045o
231.7617.76o lb
4.
R 200 30060o 100 180o 45o 200270o
308.2825.05o lbs
5.
50 2 100 100 cos 100 sin
2 2
50 2 100 2 2100 cos 100 2 cos 2 sin 2
2
50 2 100 2 2100 cos 100 2
2
50 2 100 2 100 2
cos
2100
2
151.044o
6.
F y 0 2000 N cos 30 T sin 15
F x 0 T cos 15 N sin 30
N 2732lb
T 1414lb
7.
consider t he FBD of one weight
F y 0
T W 0
T W
T 10lbs
8.
check
Wx 600 sin 30o 300lbs
Fr 0.3600 cos 30o 155.88lbs
Wx Fr
hold back the safe
F y 0
N Wy 0
N 600 cos(30)
F x 0
F 600 sin 30o 0.3600 cos 30o
F 144.12lbs
9.
F y 0
N A 180 120 0
N A 300lbs
F x 0
Fr N B 0
N B N A 0.25300 75lbs
M A 0
180 x cos 70o 120 9 cos 70o 75 18 cos 70o 0
x 14.61 ft
10.
T1
e
T2
1000
e 42
100
1000
ln ln e 42
100
2.302 4 2
0.18
11.
straveled
average speed
telapsed
30 40
average speed 70kph
1
30 4090o
average velocity 5053.13o
1
12.
sB 152 15t Vot 12 2t 2
0 t 2 15t 30
t 16.8 sec
13.
for boatman
1mi 1mi
t t AB t BA
(4 2)mph (4 2)mph
0.67 hr
for walking man
1mi 1mi
t t AB t BA
4mph 4mph
0.5hr
14.
consider movement from ground to window
2 gy V f2 Vo2
2 9.8110 5 Vo2
2
Vo2 221.2 m
2
s2
15.
consider t he fall of the student
y Vot 12 gt 2
y 1
2
32.252
400 ft
16.
y h1 h2 Vot 12 gt 2 Vot 12 gt 2
1
2
9.8185 2 12 9.8183 2
1.22625m
17.
t 1 time of fall of stone
t 2 time of flight of sound
t 2 6.5 t 1
consider t he stone's motion
y Vo t1 12 gt1
2
y 1
2
9.81t12
consider t he sound' s motion
y vt2
y 3406.5 t 1
1
2
9.81t12 3406.5 t1
t1 5.98 sec
y 3406.5 5.98
y 175.4m
18.
s Vot 12 gt 2
s 16 14 12 32.2 14
2
s 3 ft
19.
s Vot 12 gt 2
s 802.5
s 200 ft
20.
s Vot 12 gt 2
s 12 32.22.5
2
s 100 ft
21.
consider t he movement of the ball
R
2
2
Vo sin 2 48 sin 2 37 o
g 32.2
68.78 ft
2Vo sin 248 sin 37 o
t
g 32.2
1.79 sec
consider t he movement of the player
x 100 - 68.78
31.22ft
31.22
v 17.44 m s
1.79
22.
Vo sin 2
2
R
g
30
25 sin 2
2
32.2
2 sin 1.546 28o or 152 o
1
14o or 76o
23.
y Voyt 12 gt 2
420 12 9.81t 2
t 9.25 sec
x Voxt 350
3.6 9.25
899.31m
24.
F y ma
T W ma
T 59.81 52
T 59.05 N
25.
V f2 Vo2 2as
0 30 2 2a 120
a 3.75 ft s 2
F ma
Fr ma
32.2 m m 3.75
0.116
26.
F x ma
10 50a
a 15 cm s 2
V Vo at
0 15 5
1 cm s
27.
F x ma
10 50a
a 1 cm
5 s2
s Vot 12 at 2
0 12 15 5
2
2.5cm
28.
v 2 27
2
an 0.911 ft s
r 800
a aT2 an2 32 0.9112 3.13 ft s 2
29.
r tan 1 0.4 21.8o
consider rated values
V 2 rated
tan
rg
Vrated 60kph 16.67 m s
tan
16.67
2
1009.81
15.8o
find max veloci ty
V 2 max
tan
rg
V 2 max
tan15.8 21.8
1009.81
Vmax 27.5 m s 99kph
30.
work Fd
P
time t
180lb 20 ft 1hp 0.746kW
lbs
10 sec 550 ftsec 1hp
0.488kW
31.
by conservation of momentum
PT PT '
mv1 mv2 mv1' mv2'
v1 v2 v1' v2'
assuming to the right ( )
16.7 0 v1' v2'
for perfectly elastic collision KE is conserved
KE KE'
mv1 12 mv2 12 mv'1 12 mv'2
1 2 2 2 2
2
2 2
v1 v2 v1' v2'
2 2
2 2
16.7 2 v1' v2'
16.7 2 16.7 v2' v2'
2 2
2
2v2' 33.4v2' 0
2v2' v2' 16.7 0
v2' 0
32.
m1 4m2
PT m1v1 m2 v2
4m2 10 m2 20
20m2
PT ' m1v1' m2 v2' m1v ' m2 v '
m1 m2 v
5m2 v
PT PT '
20m2 5m2 v
v 4ms
33.
by conservation of momentum
PT PT '
m1v1 m2 v2 m1 m2 v
W1
g v1 Wg2 v2 W1
g
Wg2 v
W1v1 W2 v2 W1 W2 v
0.25500 44.750 .25 44.75v
v 2.78 m s
by conservation of energy
KEbottom PEtop
1
2
m1 m2 v 2 m1 m2 gh
v2 2.782
h 0.39m
2 g 29.81
l h 3 0.39
cos
l 3
29.54 o
34.
s1 Vot 12 at 2
s1 0 12 0.755 9.375m
2
V f a1t1 3.75 m s
s2 Vot 12 at 2
3.7512 0 45m
V Vo at
0 3.75 a 3
a 1.25 m s 2
s3 Vot 12 at 2
3.753 12 1.253 5.625m
2
sT s1 s2 s3 60m
60
flr 1 17th
3.75
35.
k Q1 Q2
F
d2
9 109 3.5 108 2.9 108
0.652
2.16 10 5 N attraction
36.
2Vo sin
t
g
245sin 60o
9.81
7.95 sec d
37.
1.609km 1000m 3.28 ft 1hr
Vo 30mph 428.79 ft s
1mi 1km 1m 3600
Vox 439.79 s
ft
V y2 Voy2 2 gh
V y2 232.25000
V y 567.45 ft s
38.
y Voyt 12 gt 2
0 15t sin 60o 12 9.81t 2
t 2.648 sec
39.
Vo sin 2
2
H
2g
200 2 sin 2 30o
232.2
155.28 ft
40.
ft 1m 1km 1mi 3600 sec
2
41.
V sin 2
2
H max o
2g
600 2 sin 2 30 o
232.2
1397.51 ft
H T H max 500
1897.52 ft
42.
Vo sin 2
2
Rmax
g
366 2 sin 2
4575
9.81
9.87 o
43.
2Vo sin
t
g
280 sin 60 o
32.2
4.97 sec
44.
Vx 4 ft s
Vy2 232.23 193.2 ft
2
s2
45.
F ma
N W ma
N ma mg 802 9.81 945 N
46.
F ma
T W ma
N ma W 3200
32.2
4 3200 3597.51lbs
47.
T1
e
T2
4000
e 22
50
4000
ln ln e 22
50
4.382 2 2
0.349