Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077687342
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11.3, Problem 11.85P
An elevator starts from rest and rises 40 m to its maximum velocity in T s with the acceleration record shown in the figure Determine (a) the required time T, (b) the maximum velocity, (c) the velocity and position of the elevator at
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