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Chapter 11, Solution 4.

Position: x = 6t 4 + 8t 3 − 14t 2 − 10t + 16 in.

dx
Velocity: v= = 24t 3 + 24t 2 − 28t − 10 in./s
dt

dv
Acceleration: a= = 72t 2 + 48t − 28 in./s 2
dt

When t = 3 s,

4 3 2
x = ( 6 )( 3) + ( 8 )( 3) − (14 )( 3) − (10 )( 3) + 16 x = 562 in. !

3 2
v = ( 24 )( 3) + ( 24 )( 3) − ( 28 )( 3) − 10 v = 770 in./s !

2
a = ( 72 )( 3) + ( 48 )( 3) − 28 a = 764 in./s 2 !

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
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