ENPH 131 Assignment #6

Solutions

Problem 13.17
A force of F = 15 lb is applied to the cord.

Determine how high the 30lb block A rises in 1.3s starting from rest. Neglect the weight of the pulleys and cords.

The the weights of the pulleys/cords are neglected, and so at C, ma = 0. Therefore ÚFC = 0. This is depicted in the figure
on the left. This results in the FBD at A, depicted on the right:

ÚFy A = m ay A

30 lb
m=
32.2 ft‘s2
30
ÚFy A = -30 + 60 = I 32.2 M ay A
ay A = 32.2 ft ‘ s2

1
s = s0 + vo t + 2
ay A t2
1
s= 2
H32.2L H1.3L2
s = 27.2 ft
 ÚFy A = m ay A

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m=
32.2 ft‘s2
30
ÚFy A = -30 + 60 = I 32.2 M ay A
ay A = 32.2 ft ‘ s2

1
s = s0 + vo t + 2
ay A t2
1
s= 2
H32.2L H1.3L2
s = 27.2 ft

Problem 13.32
Motor M draws in the cable with an acceleration of 4 ft ‘ s2 , measured relative to the 160lb mine car.

a) Determine the acceleration of the car. Neglect the mass of the pulleys.

160 lb

Assume the acceleration of the car, ac , is directed down the inclined plane. This will be regarded as the -x ' direction. From
the FBD for the minecar, Fig. (a), its equation of motion can be written:

ÚFx' = m ax'
160
3 T - 160 sinH30 °L = 32.2
H-ac L

[1]

Also, refering to Fig. (b), an expression for the length of the rope l can be written:
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s p + 2 sc = l

Taking the second time-derivative of this expression yeilds

a p + 2 ac = 0

[2]

However, the acceleration a p can be expressed in terms of ac and a pc via the relative acceleration eqn:

a p = ac + a pc
a p = ac + 4

[3]

ac can be dertermined by combining eqn’s [2] and [3]:

-2 ac = ac + 4
4
ac = - 3 ft ‘ s2
The magnitude of the acceleration is 1.33 ft ‘ s2

b) Determine the tension in the cable.

Substitution of ac into eqn [1] yeilds the tension in the cable T:

1 160
T= 3
I160 sinH30 °L + 32.2
H1.333LM
T = 28.9 lb

Problem 13.41
If a horizontal for P = 14lb is applied to block A, determine the acceleration of block B. Neglect friction. Hint: Show that
aB = aA tan 15 °.

From the FBD’s for A and B the equations of motion in the x and y directions may be written:

ÚFx = m ax = mA aA
8
14 - NB sin 15 ° = I 32.2 M aA
[1]
ÚFy = m ay = mB aB
15
NB cos 15 ° - 15 = I 32.2 M aB
[2]
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ÚFx = m ax = mA aA
8
14 - NB sin 15 ° = I 32.2 M aA
[1]
ÚFy = m ay = mB aB
15
NB cos 15 ° - 15 = I 32.2 M aB
[2]

If sA and sB are the distances blocks A and B move, from (c) we see that

sB = sA tan 15 °

Which, taking the second time-derivative, yeilds

aB = aA tan 15 °
[3]

Solving equations [1], [2], and [3] yeilds aA , aB , and NB :

Dividing [1] and [2]:

8
sin 15 ° J N aA -14
32.2
- cos 15 ° = 15
J N aB +15
32.2

15 8
-tan 15 °I 32.2 aB + 15M = I 32.2 M aA - 14

And subsituting eqn [3]:

15 8 aB
-tan 15 °I 32.2 aB + 15M = I 32.2 M tan 15 °
- 14
-15 tan 15 °+14
aB = 8 15
+ tan 15 °
32.2 tan 15 ° 32.2
2
aB = 9.49 ft ‘ s

Problem 13.54
The sports car, having a mass of 1700kg, travels horizontally along a 20° banked track which is circular and has a radius of
curvature of Ρ = 130m.

If the coefficient of static friction between the tires and the road is Μs = 0.2, determine the minimum speed at which the car
can travel around the track without sliding down the slope. Neglect the size of the car.
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Since the car is not sliding up or down the track, there is no acceleration in the vertical, b, direction:

ÚFb = 0
N cos 20 ° - 0.2 N sin 20 ° - 1700 H9.81L = 0
N = 16 543.1 N

In the radial direction, n, the centripetal acceleration is given by an = v2 ‘ Ρ:

ÚFn = m an
N sin 20 ° - 0.2 N cos 20 ° = 1700 Han L
16 543.1 sin 20 ° - 0.2 H16 543.1L cos 20 ° = 1700 Iv2 ‘ 130M
v = 14.0 m  s

Problem 13.56
A man having the mass 70kg sits in the chair which is pin-connected to the frame BC.

If the man is always seated in an upright position, determine the magnitudes of the horizontal and vertical reactions of the
chair on the man at the instant Θ = 45°. At this instant he has a speed of 6m/s, which is increasing at 0.5m ‘ s2 .
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In the tangential direction:

ÚFt = m at
Rx cos 45 ° + Ry cos 45 ° - 70 H9.81L cos 45 ° = 70 H0.5L

In the normal direction:

ÚFn = m an
62
Rx sin 45 ° - Ry sin 45 ° + 70 H9.81L sin 45 ° = 70 J 10 N

Solving these two equation yeilds Rx and Ry :

62
70 K +0.5O
10
Rx = sin 45 °+cos 45 °
Rx = 203 N
70 H0.5L
Ry = cos 45 °
+ 70 H9.81L - 202.9
Ry = 533 N