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Chapter 11, Solution 24.

dv
Given: a =v = − kv2
dx
Separate variables and integrate using v = 9 m/s when x = 0.

dv
v x
∫ 9 v = − k ∫ 0 dx
v
ln = − kx
9
Calculate k using v = 7 m/s when x = 13 m.

7
ln = − ( k )(13) k = 19.332 × 10−3 m −1
9
1 v v
Solve for x. x=− ln = − 51.728 ln
k 9 9
(a) Distance when v = 3 m/s.
⎛3⎞
x = − 51.728 ln ⎜ ⎟ x = 56.8 m W
⎝9⎠
(b) Distance when v = 0.

x = − 51.728 ln ( 0 ) x=∞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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