Due Date: Student Name:_____________________

Homework # 3 Grade:
(Curvilinear Motion: n & t Components)

ENGN.2070: DYNAMICS, Summer 2019

University of Massachusetts Lowell

INSTRUCTIONS:

i. Please show your work in separate sheets and darken the circles for correct answer.
ii. DO NOT work on this answer sheet.
iii. Print your name on all attached sheets and attach your work with answer sheet.
iv. No points will be given if the work is not shown.
v. Only the correct answers will be awarded full points.

ANSWER SHEET

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Instructor: Dr. Raj K. Gondle
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Due Date: Student Name:_____________________

INSTRUCTIONS:

i. Print your name on all attached sheets and attach your work with answer sheet.
ii. Answers have to be marked in the “Answer Sheet” to get full credit.
iii. No points will be awarded if the work is not shown.

1. The automobile has a speed of 80 ft/s at point A and an acceleration a having a

magnitude of 10 ft/s2, acting in the direction shown. Determine the tangential and the
normal components of acceleration.

a) at = 0 ft/s2 & an = 0 ft/s2

b) at = 8.66 ft/s2 & an = 5 ft/s2
c) at = 5 ft/s2 & an = 8.66 ft/s2
2
d) at = 10 ft/s & an = 10 ft/s2
e) none of the above

SOLUTION:

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Instructor: Dr. Raj K. Gondle
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Due Date: Student Name:_____________________

2. The automobile has a speed of 80 ft/s at point A and an acceleration a having a

magnitude of 10 ft/s2, acting in the direction shown. Determine the radius of curvature of
the path at point A.

a) ρ = 0 ft
b) ρ = 640 ft
c) ρ = 739 ft
d) ρ = 1280 ft
e) none of the above

SOLUTION:

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Instructor: Dr. Raj K. Gondle
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Due Date: Student Name:_____________________

3. The satellite S travels around the earth in a circular path with a constant speed of 20
Mm/h. If the acceleration is 2.5 m/s2, determine the altitude h. Assume the earth’s
diameter to be 12 713 km.

a) h = 12.35 (103) m
b) h = 5.99 (106) m
c) h = 6.36 (106) m
d) h = 12.35 (106) m
e) none of the above

SOLUTION:

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Instructor: Dr. Raj K. Gondle
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Due Date: Student Name:_____________________

4. The box of negligible size is sliding down along a curved path defined by the parabola as
shown in the Figure. When it is at point A, the speed is 8 m/s and the increase in speed is
4 m/s2. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the box at this instant.

a) a = 4.00 m/s2
b) a = 7.62 m/s2
c) a = 8.61 m/s2
d) a = 14.38 m/s2
e) none of the above

SOLUTION:

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Instructor: Dr. Raj K. Gondle
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Due Date: Student Name:_____________________

5. The motorcycle is traveling at 40 m/s when it is at A. If the speed is then decreased at at

= - (0.05 s) m/s2, where s is in meters measured from A, determine the magnitude and
direction of the speed and acceleration when it reaches B. Plot the direction on the speed
and acceleration.

a) v = 40 m/s & a = 10.67 m/s2

b) v = 19.1 m/s & a = 8.22 m/s2
c) v = 19.1 m/s & a = 7.85 m/s2
d) v = 19.1 m/s & a = 2.44 m/s2
e) none of the above

SOLUTION:

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Instructor: Dr. Raj K. Gondle
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Due Date: Student Name:_____________________

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Instructor: Dr. Raj K. Gondle
University of Massachusetts Lowell