Mech 223 (Dynamics of Rigid Body) 1ST EXAM

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Instructions:
1. Write your solutions on the examination booklet. You can use the back pages for scratch work.
2. Borrowing of calculator is not allowed.
3. Once the examination has started, you are not allowed to leave the classroom.
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1. A person weighs 30N on the moon, where g= 1.6 m/s2. Determine (a) the mass of the person; and
(b) the weight of the person on earth.

2. The radius and length of a steel cylinder are 60 mm and 120 mm, respectively. If the mass density of
steel is 7850 kg/m3, determine the weight of the cylinder.

3. The position of a particle that moves along the x-axis is defined by x = −3t2 +12t −6 m, where t is in
seconds. For the time interval t = 0 to t = 3 s, (1) plot the position, velocity, and acceleration as
functions of time; (2) calculate the distance traveled; and (3) determine the displacement of the
particle.

4. The 300 kg rocket sled is propelled along a straight test track. The rocket engine fires for 4 seconds,
producing a propulsive force of F = 1000e−0.2t N, and then shuts down. Assuming that the sled starts
from rest time t = 0 and that the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.05, determine the maximum speed
reached by the sled. (g = 10 m/s2)

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