UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE second and causes the carriage P to move to the

right as the unwound length of the connecting

PHYSICS 1: MECHANICS cable is shortened. Use polar coordinates r and 
and derive expressions for the velocity v and
Pr. Daniel Varela acceleration a of P in the horizontal guide in
terms of the angle .
1. A jet plane flying at a constant speed v at an
altitude h= 10km, is being tracked by radar
located at O directly below the line of flight. If the
angle is  decreasing at the rate of 0.020 rad/s
when,  = 60°, determine the value of r̈ at this
instant and the magnitude of the velocity v of the
plane.

4. The car A is ascending a parking-garage ramp

in the form of a cylindrical helix of 24-ft radius
rising 10 ft for each half turn. At the position
shown the car has a speed of 15 mi/hr, which is
decreasing at the rate of 2 mi/hr per second.
Determine the components of the acceleration
of the car.

Answer:

2. Pin A moves in a circle of 90-mm radius as

crank AC revolves at the constant rate
β̇=60 rad / s . The slotted link rotates about
point O as the rod attached to A moves in and out
of the slot. For the position = 30°, determine
ṙ , r̈ , θ̇ , θ̈ .

Answer:

Answer:

5. The car C increases its speed at the constant

rate of 1.5 m/s2 as it rounds the curve shown. If
3. For an interval of motion the drum of radius b the magnitude of the total acceleration of the car
turns clockwise at a constant rate  in radians per is 2,5 m/s2 at the point A where the radius of
curvature is 200 m, compute the speed v of the
car at this point.

Answer:

6. A football player releases a ball with the initial

conditions shown in the figure. Determine the
radius of curvature of the trajectory (a) just after
reléase and (b) at the apex. For each case,
compute the time rate of change of the speed.

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