Dynamics Tutorial II (2016-17) - Answers 1 A) : DZ DX
Dynamics Tutorial II (2016-17) - Answers 1 A) : DZ DX
Dynamics Tutorial II (2016-17) - Answers 1 A) : DZ DX
1 a) 3/2
dy
1+
v dx
x = 2
P d y
dx 2
d z
1 3/2
L = 1 + 16x 2
4
So, at x = 0 = 0. 25 m.
Since the dip is shallow, we may reasonably
dz b) The normal acceleration of the particle is there-
assume that dx << 1 and thereby write the
magnitude of the curvature as: v2 (5)2
fore: a n = = 0.25 = 100 m/s2
1 d 2 z
= c) The path exerts a force
dx 2 F = m a n = 10 100 = 1 KN on it in the
v2 direction normal to the path.
The normal acceleration is so: ,
2
2 2x
a n = v 2d cos )
L L
2 3 a) In 10 s the aircraft changes heading by 30 ,
This has the maximum magnitude 2d L
which occurs at x = 0, L2 and L. hence the averge angular velocity over this
interval is:
b) The jerk is:
/6
da n da ds = = rad/s.
= n 10 60
dt ds dt
v = 900 km/h 250 m/s; now v = , hence
d (1/)
3 = v
= 25060
= 4. 77 103 m. This is the
=v
ds
radius of curvature of the path of the aircraft.
v3 d
= 2 b) The centripetal acceleration is
ds
v2 2
an = = 13. 1 m/s = 1. 33g. Hence the force
At the lip of the pothole, such as at P, there is
exerted on the passenger due to the centripetal
a sudden change of curvature from a finite in
acceleration is 1. 33 mg.
the dip to of the level road, implying
d
that ds there. This is where the jerk is
largest. Also, since the jerk varies as the cube
N = mg
of v , it increases very rapidly with v . R
m v 2 /
2 a) The speed is constant at 5 m/s, hence the tan-
Since the path is in the horizontal plane, so is
gential acceleration is zero. From the given
this force. The reaction N from the "real"
data, x = 2y 2 . Therefore:
weight of the passenger is equal to mg, verti-
dy d 2y cally upward. The resultant force on the pas-
= 4x , =4
dx dx 2 senger is then R = 1. 67mg. Hence the passen-
Hence the radius of curvature is: ger feels 67% heavier during the turn.
4) This is how the configuration evolves with time: The component of a childs velocity towards M
is always v r = v (here v = 4 m/s). The initial
2
100
distance OM was
2
m. Hence the time taken
for the child to reach M from its initial position
100
is T =
2
42 25 s.