Q1] A bullet is shot vertically into the air with a velocity of 450 m/s.

Neglecting air
resistance, Determine:
1) How long is the bullet in the air?
2) How high does the bullet go?

v0 = 450 m/s
a = - 9.81 m/s2 (constant)
v = vo + a t (where v = 0 at highest elevation)
0 = 450 - 9.81 t
t = 45.9 sec
Total time = t * 2 = 91.8 sec ( the bullet took same time to fell down)
v 2 = vo 2 + 2 a y
0 = 4502 – 2 * 9.81 * y
y = 10332 m

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Q2] Suppose a tennis player hits a ball when it is at a height of 1.2 m, giving it a
velocity of 15 m/s at an angle of 8 to the horizontal. Determine when and where the
ball will hit the ground.

y = – 1.2 m
v = 15 m/s
α = 8o
g = 9.8 m/s2
y = v sinα t – 1/2 g t2
-1.2 = 15 sin 8 * t - 4.9 t2
4.9 t2 – 2.088 t – 1.2 = 0
√

t = 0.752 sec
or t = - 0.326 (neglect)

x = v cos α t
x = 15 cos 8 * 0.7518
x = 11.2 m

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Q3] The 2-Mg light truck has a velocity of V1 = 100 km/h when the driver sees an
obstacle in front of the car. If it takes 0.75 s for him to react and lock the brakes,
causing the truck to skid, determine the distance the truck travels before it stops. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between the tires and the road is µk = 0.25 .

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Q4] The 1.5 Mg four-wheel small bulldozer is used to push a crate, having a mass of
1000 kg. If the coefficient of static friction between the tires and the ground is µs = 0.6
, determine the maximum possible speed the bulldozer can achieve in 5 s without
causing the tires to slip. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the crates and the
ground is µk = 0.3.

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