Prob 1) Two rockets are launched at a fireworks display.

Rocket A is
launched with an initial velocity of 100m/s and rocket B is launched t 1
seconds later, with the same initial velocity. The two rockets are timed to
explode simultaneously at a height of 300m as A is falling and B is rising.
Assuming a constant acceleration due to gravity. Determine (a) the time t 1,
(b) the velocity of B relative to A at the time of explosion Ans: a) t 1=13.08s
b) vB/A=128.3m/s(upward)
Prob2) A sprinter in a 100m race accelerates uniformly for the first 35m
and then runs with a constant velocity. If the sprinters time for the first
35m is 5.4s, determine (a) his acceleration (b) his final velocity (c) his time
for the race. Ans: a) 2.4m/s2 b) 12.96m/s c) 10.41s
Prob 3) In a boat race, boat A is leading boat B by 50m and both boats are
traveling at a constant speeds of 180 km/h. At t=0, the boats accelerates
at constant rates. Knowing that when B passes A, t=8s, and v A=km/h,
determine a) acceleration of A, b) acceleration of B. Ans: a) 1.563m/s 2 b)
3.13m/s2
Prob 4) A ball is dropped down a well and 5s later the sound of splash is
heard. If the velocity of sound is 330m/sec. Determine a) the depth of the
well b) what is the time for the ball to reach the water surface c) what is
the time for the sound to travel the distance equal to the depth of the well.
Prob 5) in a water tank test involving the launching of a small model boat,
the models initial velocity is 6m/s and its horizontal acceleration varies
linearly from -12m/s2 at t=0 to -2m/s2 at t=t1 and then remains equal to
-2m/s2 until t=1.4s. knowing that v=1.8 when t=t1 determine a) the value
of t1 b) velocity and position of the model at t=1.4s. Ans: a) 0.6s b)
0.2m/s , 2.84m
Prob 6) Water drops from a faucet at a rate of 5 drops per second.
Analysing only 2 drops. a) what is the position, with reference to the
faucet, of the lower drop if it has attained a velocity of 3m/s. b) what is the
position, with reference to the faucet, of the upper drop if the lower drop
has attained a velocity of 3 m/s. c) what is the distance between two
consecutive drops after the lower drop attains 3m/s.Ans a) -459mm b)
-55mm c) 404mm

Dynamics problem set 1

1) A stone is thrown vertically upward from a point on a bridge
located 40m above the water. Knowing that it strikes the water 4s
after release, determine
a. The speed with which the stone is thrown
b. The speed with which the stone strikes the water
2) A motorists is traveling at 54km/h when she observes that a traffic
light 240m ahead turns red. The traffic light is timed to stay red for
24s. if the motorist wishes to pass the light without stopping just as
it turns green again, determine
a. The required uniform deceleration of the car
b. Speed of the car as it passes the light
3) A motorists enters a freeway at 45km/h and accelerates uniformly
to 99km/h. from the odometer in the card, the motorists knows
that she travelled 0.2km while accelerating. Determine
a. The acceleration of the card
b. The time required to reach 99km/h
4) A group of students launches a model rocket in the vertical
direction. based on the tracking data, they determine that the
altitude of the rocket was 27m at the end of the powered portion of
the flight and that the rocket landed 16s later. Knowing that the
decent parachute failed o deploy so that the rocket fall freely to
the ground after reaching its maximum altitude and assuming that
g=9.81m/s2, determine
a. The speed v1 of the rocket at the end of the powered flight.
b. The maximum altitude reached by the rocket
5) Two automobiles A and B are approaching each other in adjacent
highway lanes. At t=0, A and B are 1km apart, their speed are
vA=108km/h and vB=63km/h, and they are at points P and Q
respectively. Knowing that A passes point Q 40s after B was there
and that B passes point P 42s after A was there,
a. Determine the uniform acceleration of A and B
b. When the vehicles pass each other
c. Speed of B when vehicles passes each other
6) The elevator shown in the figure moves downward with a constant
velocity of 4m/s. determine
a. The velocity of cable C
b. The velocity of the counterweight W
c. The relative velocity of cable c with respect to the elevator
d. The relative velocity of counterweight W with respect to
the elevator