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Chapter 11, Solution 29.

x as a function of v.

v
= 1 − e−0.00057 x
154
2
⎛ v ⎞
e −0.00057 x = 1 − ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 154 ⎠
⎡ ⎛ v ⎞2 ⎤
− 0.00057 x = ln ⎢1 − ⎜ ⎟ ⎥
⎢⎣ ⎝ 154 ⎠ ⎥⎦
⎡ ⎛ v ⎞2 ⎤
x = −1754.4 ln ⎢1 − ⎜ ⎟ ⎥ (1)
⎢⎣ ⎝ 154 ⎠ ⎥⎦
a as a function of x.

(
v 2 = 23716 1 − e−0.00057 )
dv d ⎛ v2⎞
⎜ ⎟ = (11858 )( 0.00057 ) e
−0.0005 x
a=v =
dx dx ⎜⎝ 2 ⎟⎠
⎡ ⎛ v ⎞2 ⎤
a = 6.75906 e −0.00057 x = 6.75906 ⎢1 − ⎜ ⎟ ⎥ (2)
⎢⎣ ⎝ 154 ⎠ ⎥⎦

(a) v = 20 m/s.
From (1), x = 29.843 x = 29.8 m e
From (2), a = 6.64506 a = 6.65 m/s2 e

(b) v = 40 m/s.
From (1), x = 122.54 x = 122.5 m e
From (2), a = 6.30306 a = 6.30 m/s2 e

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
© 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.