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Chapter 11, Solution 70.

10 20
10 min 20 s = + = 0.1722 h
60 3600
Sketch the v−t curve
60
ta =
a

25
tb =
a

35
tc =
a

1 1 1 1
A1 = 60t1 − ( 60 ) ( ta ) − ( 25) tb = 60 t1 − 1800 − 312.5
2 2 a a
But A1 = 5 mi
1
60t1 − 2112.5 =5 (1)
a
1
A2 = 35 ( 0.1722 − t1 ) − 35tc = 6.0278 − 35t1 − 612.5
a
But A2 = 8 − 5 = 3 mi
1
35t1 + 612.5 = 3.0278 (2)
a
1
Solving equations (1) and (2) for t1 and , t1 = 85.45 × 10−3 h = 5.13 min
a
1
= 60.23 × 10−6 h 2 /mi
a

a = 16.616 × 103 mi/h 2 =

(16.616 × 10 ) (5280)
3
a = 6.77 ft/s 2 W
2
( 3600 )

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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