Faculty of EMS

Department: Mechatronics
MECHANICS II
Prof. Dr. E. I. Morgan

Tutorial (1)

Subject: Rectilinear Motion

Prob.1: [11.1]
The motion of a particle is defined by the relation:
x = 8t3 8 + 30 sin(t),
where x and t are expressed in millimeters and seconds, respectively. Determine the
position, velocity and acceleration of the particle when t = 5 sec.
Answer:
x(5)= 992 mm
v(5)= 505.75 mm/s
a(5)= 240 mm/s2

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Prob.2: [11.3]
The motion of the slider A is defined
by the relation x = 20 sin(kt),
where x and t are expressed in inches
and seconds, respectively, and k is a
constant. Knowing that k =10 rad/sec,
determine the position, velocity and
acceleration of the slider A when
t = 0.05 s.
Answer:
x(0.05) = 9.59 inch
v(0.05) = 175.5 inch/s
a(0.05) = -959 inch/s2

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Prob.3: [11.8]
The motion of a particle is defined by the relation
x =2t3 - 18t2 + 48t - 16,
where x and t are expressed in millimeters and seconds, respectively.
Determine:
a) when the velocity is zero,
b) the position and the total distance traveled when the acceleration is zero.

Answer:
a) Time = 4 s, 2 s
b) Position: 20mm, Distance: 44mm

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Prob.4: [11.9]
The acceleration of point A is defined by the
relation a = - 1.8 sin (kt), where a and t are
expressed in m/s2 and seconds, respectively,
and k = 3 rad/s. knowing that x = 0 and
v = 0.6 m/s when t = 0, determine the velocity
and position of point A when t = 0.5 sec.
Answer:
v(0.5) = 0.0424 m/s
x(0.5) = 0.199 m

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Prob.5: [11.12]
It is known that from t =2s to t =10s the acceleration of a particle is inversely
proportional to the cube of the time t. When t = 2s, v = - 15 ft/s, and when
t = 10s, v = 0.36 ft/s. Knowing that the particle is twice as far from the origin
when t = 2s as it is when t = 10s, determine;
a) the position of the particle when t = 2s and when t = 10s,
b) the total distance traveled by the particle from t =2s to t = 10s.
Answer:
a) x(2) = 35.2 ft, x(10) = 17.6 ft
b) distance = 18.4 ft

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Prob.6: [11.18]
Point A oscillates with an acceleration a = 144 (20 - x), where a and x are
expressed in in/s2 and inches respectively. Knowing that the system starts at
time t = 0 with v = 0 and x = 19 in., determine the position and velocity of A
when t = 0.2 s.

Answer:
x(0.2) = 20.7 inch
v(0.2) = 8.11 inch/s

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Prob.7: [11.21]
The acceleration of a particle is defined by the relation a = - k v , where k is
a constant. Knowing that x = 0 and v = 25 ft/s at t= 0, and that v = 12 ft/s
when x = 6 ft, determine;
a) the velocity of the particle when x = 8 ft,
b) the time required for the particle to come to rest.
Answer:
a) v = 5.74 ft/s
b) t = 1.079 s

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Prob.8: [11.33]
An airplane begins its take-off run at A with zero velocity and a constant
acceleration a. Knowing that it becomes airborne 30 s later at B and that the
distance AB is 900 m, determine:
(a) the acceleration a,
(b) the take-off velocity vB.

Answer:
a) a = 2 m/s2
b) vB = 60 m/s

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Prob.9: [11.49]
Block C starts from rest and moves downward with a constant acceleration.
Knowing that after 12 s the velocity of block A is 456 mm/s, determine;
a) the acceleration of A, B and C,
b) the velocity and the change in position of block B after 8 s.

Answer:
a) aA = 38 mm/s2, aB = -25.33 mm/s2, aC = 12.67 mm/s2
b) v = -202.64 mm/s , s = -810.56 mm

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