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Chapter 11, Solution 27.

dv
a= = −2k k 2 − v 2 , and v = 0 when t = 0
dt

dv ⎡ ⎛ v ⎞⎤
−2k dt = = d ⎢sin −1 ⎜ ⎟ ⎥
2
k −v 2
⎣ ⎝ k ⎠⎦

v
t ⎡ ⎛ v ⎞⎤
− 2k ∫ 0
dt = ⎢sin −1 ⎜ ⎟ ⎥
⎣ ⎝ k ⎠⎦ 0

⎛v⎞
sin −1 ⎜ ⎟ = −2kt
⎝k⎠

v = k sin ( −2kt ) = −k sin ( 2kt )

dx = v dt = −k sin ( 2kt ) dt

Integrating, using x = 1.5 ft at t = 0, and x = 1.2 ft at t = 0.2 s,

∫ 1.5 dx = − ∫ 0 ⎡⎣ k sin ( 2kt )⎤⎦ dt

1.2 0.2

t
1.2 1 1 1
x 1.5
= cos ( 2kt ) 1.2 − 1.5 = cos ⎡⎣( 2 ) k ( 0.2 ) ⎤⎦ −
2 0 2 2

cos ( 0.4k ) = 0.4

0.4k = cos −1 ( 0.4 ) = 1.1593 rad

1.1593
k = k = 2.90 ft/s W
0.4

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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