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Chapter 11, Solution 136.

Velocities:

v A/B = v A − v B = 1 m/s

Accelerations:

a A/B = a A − a B = 0.25 m/s 2

(a)

v A2 v A2
aA = =
ρA 100

( vA − 1)
2
vB2
aB = =
ρB 96

a A/B =
v A2 ( v − 1) = 0.25
− A
2

100 96

v A2 − 50v A + 625 = 0

v A = ± 25 v A = 25 m/s !

(b) vB = 25 − 1 = 24 vB = 24 m/s !

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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