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Chapter 11, Solution 37.

Constant acceleration. v0 = v A = 0, x0 = x A = 0

v = v0 + at = at (1)

1 2 1 2
x = x0 + v0t + at = at (2)
2 2

At point B, x = xB = 2700 ft and t = 30 s

2 x ( 2 )( 2700 )
(a) Solving (2) for a, a= = a = 6 ft/s 2 W
t2 ( 30 )2
(b) Then, vB = at = ( 6 )( 30 ) vB = 180 ft/s 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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