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Chapter 11, Solution 62.

Let x be position relative to the support taken positive if downward.

Constraint of cable connecting blocks A, B, and C:
2 x A + 2 xB + xC = constant, 2v A + 2vB + vC = 0, 2a A + 2aB + aC = 0

( vA )0 = ( vB )0 = ( vC )0 = 0, ( xA )0 = ( xB )0 = ( xC )0 , ( xB/A )0 = 0, ( vB/A )0 = 0
( vB/A ) − ( vB/A )0 = 2aP/A ⎡⎣ xB/A − ( xB/A )0 ⎤⎦
2 2
vB2/ A − 0 = 2aB/ A ( xB − x A − 0 )

vB2/ A 402
aB/ A = = = 10 mm/s 2
2 ( xB − x A ) 2 (160 − 80 )

(
xB/ A = xB/ A )0 + ( vB/A )0 t + 12 aB/At 2 = 0 + 0 + 12 aB/At 2
2xB/ A 2 ( xB − x A ) 2 (160 − 80 )
t2 = , or t= = =4s
aB/ A aB/ A 10
1
x A − ( x A )0 = ( v A )0 t + a At 2
2
2 ⎡⎣ x A − ( x A )0 − ( v A )0 t ⎤⎦ 2 ( 80 − 0 )
(a) aA = 2
= 2
a A = 10 mm/s 2 W
t ( 4)
aB = a A + aB/ A = 10 + 10 aB = 20 mm/s 2 W

aC = − ( 2aB + 2a A ) = − ⎡⎣( 2 )( 20 ) + ( 2 )(10 ) ⎤⎦ = − 60 mm/s

vC − ( vC )0 − 300 − 0
vC = ( vC )0 + aC t t= = =5s
aC − 60
Constraint of cable supporting block D:
( xD − xA ) + ( xD − xB ) = constant, 2vD − v A − vB = 0
1 1
2aD − a A − aB = 0, aD =( a A + aB ) = (10 + 20 ) = 15 mm/s
2 2
1 1 2
(b) xD − ( x D ) 0 = ( vD )0 t + aDt 2 = 0 + (15 )( 5 ) ΔxD = 187.5 mm W
2 2

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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