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Chapter 11, Solution 63.

a−t curve
A1 = −12 m/s, A2 = 8 m/s

(a) v−t curve

v6 = − 4 m/s

v0 = v6 − A1 = − 4 − ( −12 ) = 8 m/s

v10 = − 4 m/s

(b) v14 = v10 + A2 = − 4 + 8 v14 = 4 m/s W

A3 = 16 m, A4 = − 4 m
A5 = −16 m, A6 = − 4 m
A7 = 4 m
(a) x−t curve
x0 = 0
x4 = x0 + A3 = 16 m
x6 = x4 + A4 = 12 m
x10 = x6 + A5 = − 4 m
x12 = x10 + A6 = − 8 m
(b) x14 = x12 + A7 x14 = − 4 m W
Distance traveled:
0 ≤ t ≤ 4 s, d1 = 16 − 0 = 16 m

4 s ≤ t ≤ 12 s, d 2 = − 8 − 16 = 24 m

12 s ≤ t ≤ 14 s, d3 = − 4 − ( − 8 ) = 4 m

Total distance traveled: d = 16 + 24 + 4 d = 44 m 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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