NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FCELEC4 – SPECIAL TOPICS (LECTURE)

PROBLEM SET 4: DYNAMICS SITUATION 3
A block, initially at rest, slides down the inclined plane at
SITUATION 1 an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The block is placed at
A projectile is fired from O at an initial slope of 4V:3H and a vertical distance of 6 m above the bottom of the inclined
hits the ground at a point 2 m below the origin. The plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block
maximum height is attained at a horizontal distance of 8 m and the plane is 0.25.
from the origin. 7. What is the acceleration of the block?
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the initial Which of the following most nearly gives the velocity of
velocity of the projectile? vehicle A?
a. 31.33 m/s c. 12.79 m/s a. 2.87 m/s2 c. 2.46 m/s2
b. 26.40 m/s d. 19.55 m/s b. 2.64 m/s 2 d. 2.78 m/s2
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum 8. What is the velocity of the block after it traveled 3 m?
height attained by the projectile measured from the origin? a. 3.98 m/s c. 3.84 m/s
a. 22.73 m c. 12.47 m b. 4.08 m/s d. 4.15 m/s
b. 5.33 m d. 32.02 m
SITUATION 4
3. Which of the following gives the total horizontal distance An elevator weighing 9.80 kN starting from rest
measured from the origin when the projectile hits the accelerates upward and attains a speed of 2 m/s after
ground? traveling 5 m.
a. 26.58 m c. 35.89 m 9. Which of the following gives the acceleration of the
b. 17.38 m d. 42.60 m elevator?
a. 0.40 m/s2 c. 0.50 m/s2
SITUATION 2 b. 0.20 m/s2 d. 0.30 m/s2
A vehicle A is traveling due east at a speed of 67 kph. At
the same time, a vehicle B is traveling at a direction N 45° 10. What is the tension in the cable that supports the
E. However, to passengers of vehicle A, vehicle B seems elevator?
to b traveling in a direction N 30° W. a. 10 kN c. 10.20 kN
4.Which of the following most nearly gives the velocity of b. 10.30 kN d. 10.10 kN
vehicle A?
a. 14.83 m/s c. 18.61 m/s
b. 27.04 m/s d. 9.52 m/s

5. Which of the following most nearly gives the velocity of

vehicle B?
a. 29.35 m/s c. 12.50 m/s
b. 8.02 m/s d. 16.69 m/s

6. Which of the following most nearly gives the relative

velocity of vehicle B as observed by a passenger at vehicle
A?
Which of the following most nearly gives the velocity of
vehicle A?
a. 17.08 m/s c. 26.44 m/s
b. 13.62 m/s d. 8.57 m/s