FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

BMCG 2342 – INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL SYSTEM

TUTORIAL 3 (DYNAMICS) : CHAPTER 1-KINEMATICS OF
PARTICLES

1. A particle is moving along a straight gears. Draw the a–t graph and
line such that its position is defined by determine the maximum acceleration
where t is in of the car. (Ans: amax = 4.00 m/s2)
seconds. Determine (a) the
displacement of the particle during the
time interval from to t = 1s to t = 5s ,
(b) the average velocity of the particle
during this time interval, and (c) the
acceleration when t = 1 s.
(Ans: (a) ∆s = 240 mm; (b)
(c) a = 20mm/s2)

2. The acceleration of a particle as it

moves along a straight line is given by
where t is in
seconds. If s = 1 m and v = 2 m/s
when t = 0, determine the particle’s
velocity and position when t = 6 s.
Also, determine the total distance the
particle travels during this time period. 5. Neglecting the size of the ball,
(Ans: v = 32 m/s, s = 67 m , d = 66 determine the magnitude vA of the
basketball’s initial velocity and its
m)
velocity when it passes through the
basket.( vA = 11.7 m/s ; vB = 10.8 m/s
3. The acceleration of a rocket traveling
; )
upward is given by
where s is in meters.
Determine the time needed for the
rocket to reach an altitude of s = 100
m. Initially, v = 0 and s = 0 when t =
0. (Ans: = 5.62 s)

6. It is observed that the skier leaves the

ramp A at an angle 25° with the
horizontal. If he strikes the ground at B,
determine his initial speed vA and the
time of flight tAB. (Ans: vA = 19.4 m/s
tAB = 4.54 s)

4. The race car starts from rest and

travels along a straight road until it
reaches a speed of 26 m/s in 8 s as
shown on the v–t graph. The flat part
of the graph is caused by shifting