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Chapter 11, Solution 25.

v dv = a dx = −k vdx, x0 = 0, v0 = 25 ft/s

1
dx = − v1/2dv
k
v
x 1 v 2
3/2
∫ x0 dx = − k ∫ v0 vdv = − 3k v
v0

x − x0 =
3k
(
2 3/2
v0 − v3/2 ) or x=
2 ⎡
3k ⎢
⎣
2
( 25)3/2 − v3/2 ⎤⎦⎥ = ⎡⎣125 − v3/2 ⎤⎦
3k

Noting that x = 6 ft when v = 12 ft/s,

2 ⎡ 55.62
6= 125 − 123/2 ⎤⎦ = or k = 9.27 ft/s3
3k ⎣ k

Then, x=
2
( 3)( 9.27 ) ⎣ ⎦ (
⎡125 − v3/2 ⎤ = 0.071916 125 − v3/2 )
v3/2 = 125 − 13.905 x

(a) When x = 8 ft,

3/2
v3/2 = 125 − (13.905 )( 8 ) = 13.759 ( ft/s )

v = 5.74 ft/s W

(b) dv = a dt = − k vdt

1 dv
dt = −
k v1/ 2

1 2 1/2
( )
v
t =− ⋅ 2 ⎡⎣v1/2 ⎤⎦ = v0 − v1/2
k v0 k

1/2
At rest, v = 0
2v1/2
t = 0 =
( 2 )( 25) t = 1.079 s W
k 9.27

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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