DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES

ASSIGNMENT NO. 2

PLANE CURVILINEAR MOTION, RECTANGULAR COORDINATES, NORMAL AND

TANGENTIAL COORDINATES, AND POLAR COORDINATES

NAME: ______________________________________
COURSE/SECTION: ____________________________
DATE: ______________________________________

I. Problems solving: Solve for the following problems. Show your

solution in proper order.

1. A train starts from rest (at position zero) and moves with
constant acceleration. On first observation, the velocity is 20
m/s and 80s later the velocity is 60 m/s. At 80s, calculate the
position, average velocity, and the constant acceleration over
the interval.

2. At any instant the position of the kite in figure is defined by

the coordinates x = 30t and y = 9t^2 ft, where t is given in
seconds. Determine (a) the equation which describes the path and
the distance of the kite from the boy when t = 2s, (b) the
magnitude and direction of the velocity when t = 2, and (c) the
magnitude and direction of the acceleration when t = 2sec.

3. A ball is ejected from the tube, shown in the figure below with a
horizontal velocity of 12 m/s. If the height of the tube is 6m,
determine the time needed for the ball to strike the floor and
the range R.
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ASSIGNMENT NO. 2

PLANE CURVILINEAR MOTION, RECTANGULAR COORDINATES, NORMAL AND

TANGENTIAL COORDINATES, AND POLAR COORDINATES

4. The flight path of the helicopter as it takes off from A is

defined by the parametric equations x=(2t^2) m and y=(0.04t^3)m,
where t is the time in seconds after takeoff. Determine the
distance the helicopter is from point A and the magnitude of its
velocity and acceleration when t=10s.

5. A particle is moving along the curve y=x-(x^2/400). If the

velocity component in the x direction is Vx=2ft/s, determine the
magnitude of the particle's velocity and acceleration when
x=20ft.

6. A car moves along a straight line path such that its position is
described by the graph shown in the figure below. Construct the
v-t and a-t graphs for the time period 0<t<30s.

7. For the 3500-lb car, determine (a) its mass in slugs, (b) its
weight in newtons, and (c) its mass in kilograms.

8. The rectangular coordinates of a particle are given in

millimeters as functions of time t in seconds by x = 30 cos 2t, y
= 40 sin 2t, and z = 20t + 3t^2. Determine the angle θ 1 between
the position vector r and the velocity v and the angle θ 2 between
the position vector r and the acceleration a, both at time t = 2
s.

9. A toboggan is travelling down a curve which can be approximated

by the parabola y = 0.01x^2. Determine the magnitude of its
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ASSIGNMENT NO. 2

PLANE CURVILINEAR MOTION, RECTANGULAR COORDINATES, NORMAL AND

TANGENTIAL COORDINATES, AND POLAR COORDINATES

acceleration when it reaches point A, where its speed is Va = 10

m/s and it is increasing at the rate of v̇ a=3 m/ s 2.

10. How much force is needed to keep an 85kg-cart moving at constant

velocity on a level concrete road? Use I = 0.04 for the
coefficient of friction.