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Chapter 11, Solution 35.

10 km/h = 2.7778 m/s 100 km/h = 27.7778 m/s

(a) Acceleration during start test.

dv 8.2 27.7778
a=
dt
∫ 0 a dt = ∫ 2.7778 v dt

8.2 a = 27.7778 − 2.7778 a = 3.05 m/s 2 W

(b) Deceleration during braking.

dv
a=v =
dx
44 0
∫ 0 a dx = ∫ 27.7778 v dv =
0
a ( x)
44
0
1
= v2
2
( ) 27.7778

1
44 a = − ( 27.7778)2
2

a = − 8.77 m/s 2 deceleration = − a = 8.77 m/s 2 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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