ME 130 Applied Engineering Analysis

Answers to Selected Problems

Instructor: Dr. Tai-Ran Hsu
Chapter 2: Homework on applications of differentiation and integration
Problem 2.7:
(a)

2
x3

(b)

1 2x

(c)

1
2 ( 2 x) 3

Problem 2.8:
r
8
(a) y ave
(b) y ave
4

Problem 2.9:
(a) F

9
C 32
5

(b) - 40o

Problem 2.10:
r(x) = -0.1 x + 10
Problem 2.11:
V = 9158 cm3
Problem 2.12:
dX (t )
V (t )
dt
Problem 2.13:

W ( x ) Wo u L ( x ) Wo u 2 L ( x)
3

Problem 2.14:
2

W ( x ) Wo 1 x Wo
L

0<x<

2
L

x u L ( x)
2

0<x<

Problem 2.15:
L
2L

P( x) Po x Po x

3
3

0<x<

Problem 2.16:
Area A = ab

Ix

4b
a

y 2 a 2 y 2 dy

a 3 b
4

Problem 2.17:
P x Po Cos

x
2L

Problem 2.18:
Total area = 24 unit square
x 4.33 units;

y 2.166 units

Chapter 3 First Order Ordinary Differential Equations

Problem 3.1:

u(x) = K e10x

Problem 3.2:

u ( x)

Problem 3.3:

u ( x) K Cos 1 e Cos x

with K = constant

3
K e 2x
2

with K = constant
with K = constant

Problem 3.5:

2
Cx
n
x2
u ( x) 2 x n Kx

Problem 3.6:

u ( x ) x n Kx 3

Problem 3.7:

u ( x) x

Problem 3.8:

u ( x)

Problem 3.9:

u ( x) x

Problem 3.10:

u ( x) x 2
2
1 u ( x) x

Problem 3.11:

35.89 seconds to empty the tank.

Problem 3.4:

u ( x)

with C = constant
with K = constant

1/ 3

with K = constant

x
xK

with K = constant

1
5e 2 x 1
2
9
x

e 2x
2e

Problem 3.12:

d 2
2 g
4 LW

dH (t )

(a)
dt

H (t )

g d 2
t
2 4 LW

(b) H (t )
(c)

te

g d 2
2 4 LW

te = 45164 seconds or 12.55 hrs to empty the pool.

2 2
d2
2
y

5
12

Problem 3.13:

2g t

te = 262.3 seconds to empty the funnel.

3

Problem 3.14:

(a) 144094 cm3; (b) y t 2 4200 t 10516.27 ;

(c) te = 2.5 seconds to empty the funnel

Problem 3.15:

The length of the funnel H = 13.42 cm, time to fill the bottle in
Example 2.8 is te = 3.53 seconds

Problem 3.16:

V (t )

Problem 3.17:

(a)

3 e 21.43t 1
e 21.43t 1

dV (t ) c
V (t ) g
dt
m
dV (t ) c
V (t ) g
(b)
dt
m
mg
c

(c) Solution of V(t) during the fall: V (t )

(d) H
max

mg

m V 0

c
tm
c

m
1

mg

tm
c

1 e

c
t
m

where tm is given in Eq. (3.28). tm = 1.871 s and Hmax = 47.89 m for

the given case.
Problem 3.18:

(a) q = 23.56 kW;

(b) T(x) = 140 120 x

Problem 3.19:

(a) T (t ) 80 e 3.2 x 10

Problem 3.20:

(a) 589.6 days;

Problem 3.21:

(a) T (t ) 100 e 2 x 10

60 ; (b) -59.75oC; (c) 1.2 hour

(b) = 141.5 w/m2-sec

2

80 ;(b) -80oC; (c) 45.8 sec;

(d) 0.0764 w/m2-sec

Chapter 4

Application of Second Order Differential Eaquations

Problem 4.1(a)

u(x) = c1 Cos 3x + c2 Sin 3x

where c1 and c2 are arbitrary constants

4.1(b)

u(x) = c1 Cos(x/2) + c2 Sin (x/2)

4.1(c)

u x

4.1(d)

u(x) = 6e-2x 4e-3x

5 2 x 3 2 x
e e
4
4

Problem 4.2

S(t) = 10 Cos t

Problem 4.3(a)

y t

4.3(b)

1
Cos 5t
2

y(t) = 2 Sin 5t

Problem 4.4

y(t) = 2 Sin 5t for m = 2 kg

y(t) = 4.472 Sin 2.236t for m = 10 kg

Problem 4.5(a)
4.5(b)

y(t) = e-1.735t(-2 Cos 2.61t 1.33 Sin 2.61t)

y(t) = -2.66 e-1.56t + 0.66 e-6.29t

Problem 4.6

y(t) = 1.337 e-8t(e3.742t e3.742t)

Problem 4.7

y(t) = e-3t (Cos 3.315t + 0.905 Sin 3.315 t)

Problem 4.8:

Case 1: Use slightly higher critical damping coefficient:

(1) c = 8700 N-m/s
(2) y t e 16.11t 0.3186 e 0.5216 t 0.2986e 0.5216 t
(3) y(0.001) = -0.02 m; y(1) = 0
Case 2: Use the critical damping coefficient:
(1) c = 8694.8 N-m/s
(2) y t 0.02e 16.1015 t 1 16.10148t
(3) y(0.001) = -0.02 m; y(1) = 0

Problem 4.9(a)
4.9(b)
Problem 4.10(a)

u x c1 Cos 10 x c 2 Sin 10 x
u x c1 Cos 3 x c 2 Sin 3 x

5
Sin x
9

1
x

9 x 2 2 Cos 3 x
81
6

u x 1.667e x 0.1693e 5 x 0.2 x 2 0.32 x 1.336

t
2

25 25

4.10(b)

y t 1.08 Cos 5t 0.792 Sin 5t

4.10(c)

u(x) = -0.0833e-2x+0.0574e-5x+0.0258 Cos 2x+0.0603 Sin 2x

Problem 4.11

y(t) = 745.25 745.25e-0.2t 49.05t

Maximum height ym = 228 m

Problem 4.12

y(t) = -4073.32 + 4073.32e-0.0491t + 200t

Find expression for velocity V(t). Terminal velocity V = V()
Time to reach terminal velocity is 93.79 s.

Problem 4.13

y t

1
Sin 4t 4t Cos 4t
640

Time for the spring to break at 0.5 m stretch is 80 seconds.

Problem 4.14

y(t) = 2.108 Sin(0.0335t) Sin (7t)

Beat frequency is 0.00533 Hz
Maximum amplitude = 2.108 m

Problem 4.15(a)

y(t) = 0.1 Cos 4t + 0.02t Sin 4t

4.15(b)

The cable breaks at 0.4 m

4.15(c)

Time for cable to break is 20 seconds

Problem 4.16(a)
4.16(b,c)

y t 0.05 Cos 4t

t
Sin 4t
8

Time for the cable to break at 0.5 m is 4 seconds

Chapter 5 Laplace Transform

Problem 5.1(a):

F(s) = 1/(s-3)

5.1(b)

F(s) = 8/s3 3/s

5.1(c)

F(s) = 2/(s2 4)

Problem 5.2(a):

3/(s-3)2

5.2(b)

(s+2)/(s2+4s+20)

5.2(c)

4(s+2)/(s2+4s+3)

Problem 5.3(a):

f(t) = t2 + t 2
5

5.3(b)

f t e 2t 3 Cosh 3t Sinh 3t
3

or f t

8 5t 1 t
e e
3
3

5.3(c)

f t e t 2 4 Cos 2t 2 Sin 2t u 2 t

5.3(d)

f t

Problem 5.4(a):
5.4(b)

5.4(c)
Problem 5.5(a):

1
t
1

t Sin 3t
Sin 3t
Cos 3t e 2t
54
18
3

1
Sin at at Cos at
2a 2

f t

f t Sinh t t

or

f t

1 t e t
e
t
2
2

f t

Sin t
t

F(s) = e-2s/s
e 4 s
s2 2

5.5(b)

F s

5.5(c)

F s

1
1
1 e 4s e 4s
2
s
2s

5.5(d)

F s

1
2
1 e s 2
e s
s2 1
s 4

Problem 5.6(a):

y(t) = 5 Sin 2t

5.6(b)

y t

2
Cos t Cos 2t
3

5.6(c)

y t

1 4 t 2 2t
e e
3
3

y t

1
1

e 2 t e 18 t
Cos 6 t
192
24

Problem 5.7:

Wo L2 2 Wo L 3 Wo 4
y x
x
x
x
16 EI
12 EI
24 EI

Problem 5.8(a):

y x

Wo L2 2 Wo L 3
Wo
x
x
16 EI
12 EI
24 EI

5.8(b)

4
L

4
x

for

L
xL
2

Deflection at L/2: is

21Wo L4
384 EI

y x

LPo 2 Po 3
x
x
2 EI
6 EI

y x

LPo 2
P
P
x o x3 o x
2 EI
6 EI
6 EI

for

for 0 x

0 x
L

L
2

for

5 Po L3
downward.
48 EI

Deflection at L/2 is
Chapter 6 Fourier Series
Problem 6.1(a):

2 4
1 Cos nt

3 n 1 n 2

6.1(b)

f t

6.1(c)

f x

Problem 6.2(a):

6.2(b)

6.2(c)

f t

Problem 6.3(a):

2 4 1

Cos nx
n 1 1 4n 2
n

f t 1
f t

f t

2
n
2 1 1 Cos nt
2 n 1 n

f t

2 1 1
n Sin(nt )
n 1
n

1 Sin nt
1 1 1

Cos (nt )
2
4 n 1 n
n 1 n
n

2 4

3 2

n 1

n 1

1 n Cos(nt )
n2

2
nt 2
nt
Cos
Sin
2
2 n
2
n
2

f(-4) = f(4) = f(8) = (2 0)/2 = 1

L
2

L
xL
2

t2
8

f 2 f 2

6.3(b)

f t 50

100

t 2 , 2

1
2

n 1 1

n 1

Sin nt

f(1) = f(2) = f(4) = (100-0)/2 = 50

f(1.5) = 100
f(2.5) = 0
Problem 6.4:

The function for instantaneous position of the slider for one period
is: X(t) = R(1 cos10t) with period 2L = 0.2 minutes. Coefficients
of Fourier series are:
ao = 0
an

bn

R Sin 21 n Sin 21 n

2
1 n
1 n

R Cos 2 n 1 1 Cos 2 n 1

2
1 n
1 n

Chapter 8 Matrices and Linear Algebra

Problem 8.1(a)

8.1(b)
Problem 8.2(a)

8.2(b)

1 1 1
2 1 1

A 1

1
1
1
2
1

1
3
3

3
5
7

x = 44/14; y = 15/14; z = 27/14

2
6 x1
3
0
0 5/3 3 x 4

0
0
2.8 x 3
5.4
leads to:

X3 = 5.4/2.8 = 1.929 = 27/14

X2 = [4-3(1.929)]/(-5/3) = 1.072 = 15/14
X1 = [0 2x1.072 6x1.929]/3 = 3.14 = 44/14

Chapter 10 Introduction to Statistics

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Problem 10.1(a):

Frequency distribution:

Data group

10.1(c)

Frequency

215-219

220-224

225-229

13

230-234

235-239

240-244

Median = 228
Mode = 228
Mean = 227.93

Problem 10.2(c):

Median velocity = 955 m/s

Mode = 970 m/s
Mean velocity = 934 m/s

Problem 10.3(a):
10.3(b)
Problem 10.4(a):

Standard deviation = 92.19 m/s

Variance = 8498.95 m2/s2

The mean x 2.4713

10.4(b)

The median xd = 2.475

10.4(c)

The standard deviation = 0.14977 cm

10.4(d)

1 means 68.26% data vary with mean value by 0.14977 cm

2 means 94.4% data vary with mean value by 0.2995 cm
3 means 99.73% data vary with mean value by 0.4493 cm

Problem 10.5:

LCL = 13.9 micrometers

UCL = 15.1 micrometers

Problem 10.6:
Problem 10.7(a):

LCL = 0, UCL = 5.3636

There are 3 modes at 1.85, 2.15 and 3.1

10.7(b)

The median is 2.28

10.7(c)

Standard deviation = 0.456

10.7(d)

LCL = 1.6495, UCL = 3.2291

10.7(e)

LCL = 0, UCL = 1.988

Problem 10.8(a):
10.8(b)

LCL = 1.6392, UCL = 2.614

LCL = 0, UCL = 1.227

(Answer to problems.Advanced Eng. Analysis)8/16/07,8/13/08

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