Dynamics Assignment: Test-1

Problem: 1

A quarterback throws a football with a velocity v
o
at an
angle of 45
o
with the horizontal. At the same instant a
receiver standing 20 ft in front starts running down the
field at 15 ft/s and catches the ball. What is the
distance of the receiver from the quarterback when the
ball is caught. Assume the ball is thrown and caught at
the same height above the ground.
a. 24.9 ft
b. 45.1 ft
c. 39.5 ft
d. 49.8 ft
e. 34.3 ft
Solution

Problem: 2

A circular loop is proposed for a new roller coaster
where the riders will experience a 'one-g' force at the
top of the loop between the track and the coaster. The
'g' force will push the riders into their seat with an
acceleration of 9.81 m/s
2
. What radius will cause this
acceleration? Assume the cars maintain a constant
velocity of 20 m/s.
a. 40.8 m
b. 38.1 m
c. 30.6 m
d. 20.4 m
e. 10.2 m
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Solution

Problem: 3

A bar spins horizontally at an angular velocity of 8
rad/s, and an angular acceleration of 0.6 rad/s
2
. When
the collar slips off the end of the 0.4 m bar, it is moving
at 0.5 m/s parallel to the bar. What is the radial
component of acceleration of the collar just as it is
leaving the bar if it has a total acceleration of 8.6
m/s
2
?
a.
1.54 m/s
2
b.
8.56 m/s
2
c.
9.84 m/s
2
d.
2.46 m/s
2
e.
11.2 m/s
2
Solution

Problem: 4
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Bars OA and AB each of 200 mm length rotate about
xy plane. Bar OA rotates clockwise with angular
velocity of 15 rad/s and bar AB rotates in clockwise
with constant angular velocity 10 rad/s relative to the
non rotating coordinate system. What is the velocity
(v
B/O
) of B relative to the fixed point O? (Hint: Use v
B/O
= v
A/O
+ v
B/A
and point B rotates in a circular motion
w.r.t A.)
a. 2.37i + 4.57j m/s
b. 3.96i + 5.93j m/s
c. 1.52i + 7.35j m/s
d. 3.03i + 3.88j m/s
e. 4.27i + 2.37j m/s
Solution

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