COSMOS: Complete Online Solutions Manual Organization System

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.

Chapter 11, Solution 46.

(a) Acceleration of A.
( ) ( ) ( )
2
0 0 0
1
and
2
A A A A A A A
v v a t x x v t a t = + = + =


Using

( ) ( )
0 0
0 and 0 gives
A A
v x = =


2
1
and
2
A A A A
v a t x a t = =

When cars pass at
1
, 90 m
A
t t x = =

( )( )
2
1 1
2 90 2 180
and
A
A A
A A A
x
t v a t
a a a
= = = =

For 0 5 s, t ( )
0
96 km/h 26.667 m/s
B B
v v = = =
For 5 s, t > ( ) ( ) ( )
0
1
5 26.667 5
6
B B B A
v v a t a t = + = +
When vehicles pass,
A B
v v =


( )
1 1
1
26.667 5
6
A A
a t a t =


1 1
7 5 160
26.667 or 7 5
6 6
A A
A
a t a t
a
= =

Using
1
180 7 180 160
gives 5
A A A
t
a a a
= =
Let
1
,
A
u
a
=
2
7 180 5 160 u u =

or

2
160 7 180 5 0 u u + =

continued
COSMOS: Complete Online Solutions Manual Organization System

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.


Solving the quadratic equation,
( )( ) ( )( )( )
( )( )
7 180 49 180 4 160 5
93.915 74.967
2 160 320
0.0592125 and 0.52776
u


= =
=

2
1
285.2 m/s and 3.590 m/s
A
a
u
= =

The corresponding values for
1
t are
1 1
180 180
0.794 s, and 7.08 s
285.2 3.590
t t = = = =

Reject 0.794 s since it is less than 5 s.
Thus,
2
3.59 m/s
A
a =

(b) Time of passing.
1
7.08 s t t = =
(c) Distance d.
( ) ( )
0 0
0 5 s, 26.667
B B B
t x x v t d t = =


At 5 s, t =

( )( ) 22.667 5 133.33
B
x d d = =


For 5 s, t >

( ) ( ) ( )
2
0
1
133.33 5 5
2
B B B
x d v t a t = + +

( ) ( )
2 1 3.59
133.33 26.667 5 5
2 6
B
x d t t

= +




1
When 7.08 s, t t = =

90
B A
x x = =

( )( )
( )( )
( )( )
2
3.59 2.08
90 133.33 26.667 2.08
2 6
d = +


90 133.33 55.47 1.29 d = + + 278 m d =