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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 42.

Place the origin at A when t = 0.
Motion of A: ( ) ( )
2
0 0
0, 15 km/h = 4.1667 m/s, 0.6 m/s
A A A
x v a = = =
( )
0
4.1667 0.6
A A A
v v a t t = + = +
( ) ( )
2 2
0 0
1
4.1667 0.3
2
A A A A
x x v t a t t t = + + = +
Motion of B: ( ) ( )
2
0 0
25 m, 23 km/h = 6.3889 m/s, 0.4 m/s
B B B
x v a = = =

( )
0
6.3889 0.4
B B B
v v a t t = + =


( ) ( )
2 2
0 0
1
25 6.3889 0.2
2
B B B B
x x v t a t t t = + + = +

(a) When and where A overtakes B.
A B
x x =


2 2
4.1667 0.3 25 6.3889 0.2 t t t t + = +


2
0.5 2.2222 25 0 t t =


( )( )( )
( )( )
2
2.2222 2.2222 4 0.5 25
2 0.5
t

=


2.2222 7.4120 9.6343 s and 5.19 s t = =

Reject the negative root. .
9.63 s t =


( )( ) ( )( )
2
4.1667 9.6343 0.3 9.6343 68.0 m
A
x = + =


( )( ) ( )( )
2
25 6.3889 9.6343 0.2 9.6343 68.0 m
B
x = + =

moves 68.0 m A

moves 43.0 m B

(b) Corresponding speeds.

( )( ) 4.1667 0.6 9.6343 9.947 m/s
A
v = + =

35.8 km/h
A
v =


( )( ) 6.3889 0.4 9.6343 2.535 m/s
B
v = =

9.13 km/h
B
v =