ME 130 Applied Engineering Analysis

Answers to Selected Problems

Instructor: Dr. Tai-Ran Hsu

Chapter 2: Homework on applications of differentiation and integration

Problem 2.7:
2 1 1
(a)  (b) 1  2x
(c) 
x3 2 (2  x) 3

Problem 2.8:
r 8
(a) y ave  (b) y ave 
4 3

Problem 2.9:
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(a) F  C  32 (b) - 40o
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Problem 2.10:
r(x) = -0.1 x + 10

Problem 2.11:
V = 9158 cm3

Problem 2.12:
dX (t )
V (t ) 
dt

Problem 2.13:
W ( x )  W o u L ( x )  Wo u 2 L ( x )
0<x<∞
3 3

Problem 2.14:
 2   2 
W ( x )  W o 1  x   W o 1  x  u L ( x ) 0<x<∞
 L   L  2

Problem 2.15:
 L  2L 
P( x)  Po   x    Po   x   0<x<∞
 3  3 

Problem 2.16:
Area A = πab

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 4b a a 3 b
Ix 
a 
0
y 2 a 2  y 2 dy 
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Problem 2.17:


P x   Po Cos x
2L

Problem 2.18:

Total area = 24 unit square

x  4.33 units; y  2.166 units

Chapter 3 First Order Ordinary Differential Equations

Problem 3.1: u(x) = K e10x with K = constant

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Problem 3.2: u ( x)    K e 2x with K = constant
2

Problem 3.3: u ( x)  K Cos 1 e Cos x   with K = constant

2
u ( x)  
Problem 3.4: Cx with C = constant
n
x2
Problem 3.5: u ( x)   2 x n Kx with K = constant

u ( x)  x  n Kx 3 
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Problem 3.6: with K = constant

x
Problem 3.7: u ( x)  x  with K = constant
xK

Problem 3.8: u ( x) 
1
2

5e 2 x  1 

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Problem 3.9: u ( x)  x 
x

 u ( x)  x 2 
e 2x
Problem 3.10:
1   u ( x)  x 
2
2e

Problem 3.11: 35.89 seconds to empty the tank.

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 dH (t )  d 2 
Problem 3.12: (a)   2 g   H (t )
dt  4 LW 
2
 g d 2 
(b) H (t )    t D 
 2 4 LW 
D
te 
(c) g d 2
2 4 LW
te = 45164 seconds or 12.55 hrs to empty the pool.

2 2 
5 5
d2
Problem 3.13: y  H2  2g t
5  
 12

te = 262.3 seconds to empty the funnel.

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Problem 3.14: (a) 144094 cm3; (b)  y t   2   4200t  10516.27 ;
(c) te = 2.5 seconds to empty the funnel

Problem 3.15: The length of the funnel H = 13.42 cm, time to fill the bottle in
Example 2.8 is te = 3.53 seconds

3 e 21.43t  1
Problem 3.16: V (t ) 
e 21.43t  1

dV (t ) c
Problem 3.17: (a)  V (t )   g
dt m
dV (t ) c
(b)  V (t )  g
dt m
mg  c
 t 
(c) Solution of V(t) during the fall: V (t )  1  e m 
c  
 
 mg 
mV0  
c   
c
(d) H mg   tm
 tm  1  e m 
max
c c  
 
where tm is given in Eq. (3.28). tm = 1.871 s and Hmax = 47.89 m for
the given case.

Problem 3.18: (a) q = 23.56 kW; (b) T(x) = 140 – 120 x

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Problem 3.19: (a) T (t )  80 e 3.2 x 10 t
 60 ; (b) -59.75oC; (c) 1.2 hour

Problem 3.20: (a) 589.6 days; (b) α = 141.5 w/m2-sec

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Problem 3.21: (a) T (t )  100 e 2 x 10 t
 80 ; (b) -80oC; (c) 45.8 sec;

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 (d) 0.0764 w/m2-sec

Chapter 4 Application of Second Order Differential Eaquations

Problem 4.1(a) u(x) = c1 Cos 3x + c2 Sin 3x

where c1 and c2 are arbitrary constants

4.1(b) u(x) = c1 Cos(x/2) + c2 Sin (x/2)

5 2 x 3 2 x
4.1(c) u x  e  e
4 4
4.1(d) u(x) = 6e-2x – 4e-3x

Problem 4.2 S(t) = 10 Cos t

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Problem 4.3(a) y t   Cos 5t
2
4.3(b) y(t) = 2 Sin 5t

Problem 4.4 y(t) = 2 Sin 5t for m = 2 kg

y(t) = 4.472 Sin 2.236t for m = 10 kg

Problem 4.5(a) y(t) = e-1.735t(-2 Cos 2.61t – 1.33 Sin 2.61t)

4.5(b) y(t) = -2.66 e-1.56t + 0.66 e-6.29t

Problem 4.6 y(t) = 1.337 e-8t(e3.742t – e–3.742t)

Problem 4.7 y(t) = e-3t (Cos 3.315t + 0.905 Sin 3.315 t)

Problem 4.8: Case 1: Use slightly higher critical damping coefficient:

(1) c = 8700 N-m/s
(2) y t   e 16.11 t   0.3186 e 0.5216 t  0.2986e 0.5216t 
(3) y(0.001) = -0.02 m; y(1) = 0

Case 2: Use the critical damping coefficient:

(1) c = 8694.8 N-m/s
(2) y t    0.02e 16.1015 t 1  16.10148t 
(3) y(0.001) = -0.02 m; y(1) = 0

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Problem 4.9(a) u  x   c1 Cos 10 x  c 2 Sin 10 x  Sin x
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4.9(b) u  x   c1 Cos 3x  c 2 Sin 3x 
1
81
  x
9 x 2  2  Cos 3x
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Problem 4.10(a) u  x   1.667e x  0.1693e 5 x  0.2x 2  0.32x  1.336

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 t 2
4.10(b) y  t   1.08 Cos 5t  0.792 Sin 5t  
25 25
4.10(c) u(x) = -0.0833e-2x+0.0574e-5x+0.0258 Cos 2x+0.0603 Sin 2x

Problem 4.11 y(t) = 745.25 – 745.25e-0.2t – 49.05t

Maximum height ym = 228 m

Problem 4.12 y(t) = -4073.32 + 4073.32e-0.0491t + 200t

Find expression for velocity V(t). Terminal velocity V  = V()
Time to reach terminal velocity is 93.79 s.

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Problem 4.13 y t    Sin 4t  4t Cos 4t 
640
Time for the spring to break at 0.5 m stretch is 80 seconds.

Problem 4.14 y(t) = 2.108 Sin(0.0335t) Sin (7t)

Beat frequency is 0.00533 Hz
Maximum amplitude = 2.108 m

Problem 4.15(a) y(t) = 0.1 Cos 4t + 0.02t Sin 4t

4.15(b) The cable breaks at 0.4 m

4.15(c) Time for cable to break is 20 seconds

t
Problem 4.16(a) y  t   0.05 Cos 4t  Sin 4t
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4.16(b,c) Time for the cable to break at 0.5 m is 4 seconds

Chapter 5 Laplace Transform

Problem 5.1(a): F(s) = 1/(s-3)

5.1(b) F(s) = 8/s3 – 3/s

5.1(c) F(s) = 2/(s2 –4)

Problem 5.2(a): 3/(s-3)2

5.2(b) (s+2)/(s2+4s+20)

5.2(c) 4(s+2)/(s2+4s+3)

Problem 5.3(a): f(t) = t2 + t –2

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  7 
5.3(b) f  t   e 2t  3 Cosh 3t  Sinh 3t 
 3 

8 5t 1  t
or f  t   e  e
3 3

5.3(c) f  t   e   t  2   4 Cos 2t  2 Sin 2t  u 2  t 

1 1 t 
5.3(d) f  t    t Sin 3t  Sin 3t  Cos 3t e  2t
3 54 18 

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Problem 5.4(a): f t   Sin at  at Cos at 
2a 2

5.4(b) f  t   Sinh t  t or

1 t e t
f  t  e  t
2 2

t Sin t
5.4(c) f t  
 2
3

Problem 5.5(a): F(s) = e-2s/s

e 4 s
5.5(b) F  s 
s2   2

5.5(c) F  s 
1
2
1  e 4 s   1s e 4 s
2s

5.5(d) F  s 
1

1  e s  2
2
e s
s2 1 s 4

Problem 5.6(a): y(t) = 5 Sin 2t

2
5.6(b) y t    Cos t  Cos 2t 
3

1 4t 2  2t
5.6(c) y t   e  e
3 3

Problem 5.7: y t  
1
192

e  2 t  e 18 t 
1

24
Cos 6t

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 Wo L2 2 Wo L 3 Wo 4 L
Problem 5.8(a): y x  x  x  x for 0  x 
16 EI 12 EI 24 EI 2

Wo L2 2 Wo L 3 Wo  4  L 
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L
y x  x  x   x   x    for xL
16EI 12EI 24 EI   2   2

21Wo L4
Deflection at L/2: is
384 EI

LPo 2 Po 3 L
5.8(b) y x    x  x for 0x
2 EI 6 EI 2
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LPo 2 P P  L L
y x   x  o x3  o  x   for xL
2 EI 6 EI 6 EI  2 2

5 Po L3
Deflection at L/2 is downward.
48 EI

Chapter 6 Fourier Series


 

2
f t    2   1  1 Cos nt
n
Problem 6.1(a):
2 n 1 n 

n
2  4
6.1(b) f t     1 Cos nt
3 n 1 n 2

2 4    1
n

6.1(c) f  x    Cos nx
  n 1 1 4n 2

2    1  1
n

Problem 6.2(a): f t  1  n Sin(nt )

 n 1

1  1    1   1 Sin  nt 
n
 n

6.2(b) f t   Cos (nt )  

4 n 1  n  2
n 1 n

2 4 
  1 n Cos(nt )
6.2(c) f t   
3 2 n 1 n2

2 
 2 nt 2 nt 
Problem 6.3(a): f  t     n Cos  Sin
3 n 1 
2 2
2 n 2 

f(-4) = f(4) = f(8) = (2 – 0)/2 = 1

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 t2 1
f   2  f  2  
8 t  2 , 2
2

6.3(b) f  t   50 
100  1

 n 1 n

1    1 Sin nt
n

f(1) = f(2) = f(4) = (100-0)/2 = 50

f(1.5) = 100

f(2.5) = 0

Problem 6.4: The function for instantaneous position of the slider for one period
is: X(t) = R(1 – cos10πt) with period 2L = 0.2 minutes. Coefficients
of Fourier series are:

ao = 0

R  Sin 21  n  Sin 21  n  

an   
2  1 n 1 n 


R  Cos 2 n  1  1 Cos 2 n  1 

bn  
2  1 n 1 n 


Chapter 8 Matrices and Linear Algebra

1  1 1
Problem 8.1(a)  A 1    1 1
2  

1 1  3
1
 A  5
1
8.1(b)  1 3
2
 1 3 7 

Problem 8.2(a) x = 44/14; y = 15/14; z = 27/14

3 2  6  x1   0 
0  5 / 3 3   x    4 
8.2(b)   2   
0 0 2.8    
 x 3  5.4

leads to: X3 = 5.4/2.8 = 1.929 = 27/14

X2 = [4-3(1.929)]/(-5/3) = 1.072 = 15/14

X1 = [0 – 2x1.072 – 6x1.929]/3 = 3.14 = 44/14

Chapter 10 Introduction to Statistics

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Problem 10.1(a): Frequency distribution:

Data group Frequency

215-219 2

220-224 5

225-229 13

230-234 6

235-239 3

240-244 1

10.1(c) Median = 228

Mode = 228

Mean = 227.93

Problem 10.2(c): Median velocity = 955 m/s

Mode = 970 m/s

Mean velocity = 934 m/s

Problem 10.3(a): Standard deviation = 92.19 m/s

10.3(b) Variance = 8498.95 m2/s2

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Problem 10.4(a): The mean x  2.4713

10.4(b) The median xd = 2.475

10.4(c) The standard deviation  = 0.14977 cm

10.4(d) 1 means 68.26% data vary with mean value by 0.14977 cm

2 means 94.4% data vary with mean value by 0.2995 cm

3 means 99.73% data vary with mean value by 0.4493 cm

Problem 10.5: LCL = 13.9 micrometers

UCL = 15.1 micrometers

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Problem 10.6: LCL = 0, UCL = 5.3636

Problem 10.7(a): There are 3 modes at 1.85, 2.15 and 3.1

10.7(b) The median is 2.28

10.7(c) Standard deviation  = 0.456

10.7(d) LCL = 1.6495, UCL = 3.2291

10.7(e) LCL = 0, UCL = 1.988

Problem 10.8(a): LCL = 1.6392, UCL = 2.614

10.8(b) LCL = 0, UCL = 1.227

(Answer to problems.Advanced Eng. Analysis)8/16/07,8/13/08

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