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Chapter 11, Solution 16.

Note that a is a given function of x. a = 40 − 160 x = 160 ( 0.25 − x )

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

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

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

0.25
∫ 0.3 v dv = ∫ 0.4 160 ( 0.25 − x ) dx
vmax

0.25
2
vmax 0.32 ( 0.25 − x ) 2 ⎡ ( − 0.15)2 ⎤⎥ = 1.8
− = −160 = −160 ⎢0 −
2 2 2 ⎢⎣ 2 ⎥⎦
0.4

2
vmax = 3.69 m 2 /s 2 vmax = 1.921 m/s W

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

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

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

xm
∫ 0.3 v dv = ∫ 0.4 160 ( 0.25 − x ) dx
0

xm
2 2
0−
( 0.3)
= −160
( 0.25 − x ) 2
= − 80 ( 0.25 − xm ) + ( 80 )( − 0.15 )
2
2 2
0.4

( 0.25 − xm )2 = 0.02306 0.25 − xm = ± 0.1519 m

xm = 0.0981 m and 0.402 m W

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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