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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 16.


Note that is a given function of . a x

( ) 40 160 160 0.25 a x x = =

( ) Note that is maximum when 0, or 0.25 m a v a x = =


( ) Use 160 0.25 with the limits v dv adx x dx = =


max
0.3 m/s when 0.4 m and when 0.25 m v x v v x = = = =


( )
max
0.25
0.3 0.4
160 0.25
v
v dv x dx =



( ) ( )
0.25
2 2
2 2
max
0.4
0.25 0.15 0.3
160 160 0 1.8
2 2 2 2
x v


= = =




2 2 2
max
3.69 m /s v =

max
1.921 m/s v =

( ) Note that is maximum or minimum when 0. b x v =


( ) Use 160 0.25 with the limits v dv adx x = =

0.3 m/s when 0.4 m, and 0 when
m
v x v x x = = = =


( )
0
0.3 0.4
160 0.25
m
x
v dv x dx =



( ) ( )
( ) ( )( )
2 2
2 2
0.4
0.3 0.25
0 160 80 0.25 80 0.15
2 2
m
x
m
x
x

= = +

( )
2
0.25 0.02306 0.25 0.1519 m
m m
x x = =


0.0981 m and 0.402 m
m
x =