Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Bayombong Campus

STUDENT NAME SCORE

SUBJECT MECH 1B | DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES
HOMEWORK 2
INSTRUCTIONS:
Work with each of the assigned problem.
Draw all necessary figures and free-body diagrams to support your answers.
You are encouraged to collaborate with others on this homework but do not just copy another
student’s work.

PROBLEM 1
Determine the speed of block A if the end of the rope is pulled down with a speed of 4 m/s.

PROBLEM 2
At the instant shown, the car at A is traveling at 10 m/s around the curve while increasing its speed
at 5 m/s2. The car at B is traveling at 18.5 m/s along the straightaway and increasing its speed at 2
m/s2. Determine the relative velocity and relative acceleration of B with respect to A at this instant.

PROBLEM 3
2
The car travels along the circular path such that its speed is increased by at = (0.5𝑒 𝑡 ) m/s2, where
t is in seconds. Determine the magnitudes of its velocity and acceleration after the car has traveled
s = 18 m starting from rest. Neglect the size of the car.

PROBLEM 1 PROBLEM 2 PROBLEM 3

PROBLEM 4
The motion of a particle is defined by the equations x = (4t+t3) m and y = (t2) m, where t is in
seconds. Determine the normal and tangential components of the particle’s velocity and
acceleration when t=2 s.

PROBLEM 5
For a short time a rocket travels up and to the right at a constant speed of 800 m/s along the
parabolic path 𝑦 = 600 − 35𝑥 2 . Determine the radial and transverse components of velocity of the
rocket at the instant 𝜃 = 60°, where 𝜃 is measured counterclockwise from the x axis.

PROBLEM 6
A truck is traveling along the horizontal circular curve of radius r=60 m with a speed of 16 m/s which
is increasing at 4.5 m/s2, Determine the truck’s radial and transverse components of acceleration.

PROBLEM 6