QUESTION 1: [25 Marks Total]

The acceleration of a motorbike is as shown on the graph below in Figure 1. If the bike

starts from rest, determine:

a) The velocity of the motorbike after 7 seconds (m/s). [10 Marks]

b) The distance traveled by the motorbike in 7 seconds (m). [15 Marks]

Figure 1

QUESTION 2: [25 Marks]

The 2 kg collar is released from rest at point A, as shown below in Figure 2. A spring

having a stiffness of K = 350 N/m and an unstretched length of 1 m is connected between

the collar and point C as shown in Figure 2. If the shaft running through the collar is

smooth, determine the velocity of the collar when it reaches point B using the principle

of conservation of energy.

Figure 2

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QUESTION 3: [25 Marks]

The 40 kg crate rests on a plane inclined  = 300 to the ground. The crate is subject to the

time varying force F shown below in Figure 3. If the coefficient of kinetic friction

between the crate and the inclined plane is  = 0.2 and the crate has an initial velocity of

2 m/s in the +X direction when t = 0, determine the velocity of the crate after 10 seconds.

Use the coordinate system shown in Figure 3 for your analysis.

Figure 3

QUESTION 4: [25 Marks]

A 3 kg collar is connected to a 4 kg disk by a 2.5 kg slender rod as shown below in Figure

4. The slender rod is 1.5 m long and the disk has a radius of 0.6 m. If the collar is moving

towards the ground at 3 m/s when  = 450 and the disk rolls without slipping, determine

the angular velocity of the slender rod at the instant  = 00.

Figure 4

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 EQUATIONS

x  x0  u xt

1 2
y  y0  u0 y t  gt
2

u 2y  u02y  2 g  y  y0 

u y  u0 y  gt

ar  r  r 2

a  r  2r

u
  t t
r where u is the tangential velocity

az  z

1 2
PE spring  kx
2 where x is the displacement of the spring from its neutral point

PE gravity  mgh

1
KE  mu 2
2

1 2
KE  I
2

 F  ma

F  kx where k is the stiffness and x is the total deflection of the spring

W  ( F )( x ) where x is the distance

W  ( )( ) where is the torque and is the angular displacement in radians

 

1 1 
Wspring   kx 22  kx12 
 2 2 

 KE  2   PE  2   KE 1   PE 1

t2

mu1    F (t )dt  mu 2
t1

I  F  t2  t1 

F fric  N
1
I rod  ml 2
12

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 1
I disk  mr 2
2

I 0  I CG  mr 2 mass moment of inertia of a body at a distance r from its rotation axis

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