Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics
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ISBN: 9780077687342
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14.2, Problem 14.52P
For the game of billiards of Prob. 14.51, it is now assumed that
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics
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Ch. 14.1 - A system consists of three identical 19.32-lb...Ch. 14.1 - A system consists of three identical 19.32-lb...Ch. 14.1 - A system consists of three particles A, B, and C....Ch. 14.1 - For the system of particles of Prob. 14.13,...Ch. 14.1 - A 13-kg projectile is passing through the origin O...Ch. 14.1 - A 300-kg space vehicle traveling with a velocity...Ch. 14.1 - A 2-kg model rocket is launched vertically and...Ch. 14.1 - An 18-kg cannonball and a 12-kg cannonball are...Ch. 14.1 - Car A was traveling east at high speed when it...Ch. 14.1 - Knowing that the coordinates of the utility pole...Ch. 14.1 - An expert archer demonstrates his ability by...Ch. 14.1 - Two spheres, each of mass m, can slide freely on a...Ch. 14.1 - In a game of pool, ball A is moving with a...Ch. 14.1 - A 6-kg shell moving with a velocity...Ch. 14.1 - A 6-kg shell moving with a velocity...Ch. 14.1 - In a scattering experiment, an alpha particle A is...Ch. 14.1 - Derive the relation Ho=rmv+HG between the angular...Ch. 14.1 - Show that Eq. (14.23) may be derived directly from...Ch. 14.1 - Consider the frame of reference Ax'y'z' in...Ch. 14.1 - Show that the relation MA=HA where HA is defined...Ch. 14.2 - Determine the energy lost due to friction and the...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 14.32PCh. 14.2 - In Prob. 14.6. determine the work done by the...Ch. 14.2 - Determine the energy lost as a result of the...Ch. 14.2 - Two automobiles A and B, of mass mA and mB,...Ch. 14.2 - It is assumed that each of the two automobiles...Ch. 14.2 - Solve Sample Prob. 14.5, assuming that cart A is...Ch. 14.2 - Two hemispheres are held together by a cord which...Ch. 14.2 - A 15-lb block B starts from rest and slides on the...Ch. 14.2 - A 40-lb block B is suspended from a 6-ft cord...Ch. 14.2 - In a game of pool, ball A is moving with a...Ch. 14.2 - In a game of pool, ball A is moving with a...Ch. 14.2 - Three spheres, each with a mass of m, can slide...Ch. 14.2 - In a game of pool, ball A is moving with the...Ch. 14.2 - The 2-kg sub-satellite B has an initial velocity...Ch. 14.2 - A 900-lb space vehicle traveling with a velocity...Ch. 14.2 - Four small disks A, B, C, and D can slide freely...Ch. 14.2 - In the scattering experiment of Prob. 14.26, it is...Ch. 14.2 - Three identical small spheres, each of weight 2...Ch. 14.2 - Three small spheres A, B, C, each of mass m, are...Ch. 14.2 - In a game of billiards, ball A is given an initial...Ch. 14.2 - For the game of billiards of Prob. 14.51, it is...Ch. 14.2 - Two small disks A and B of mass 3 kg and 1.5 kg,...Ch. 14.2 - Two small disks A and B of mass 2 kg and 1 kg,...Ch. 14.2 - Three small identical spheres A, B, and C, which...Ch. 14.2 - Three small identical spheres A, B, and C, which...Ch. 14.3 - A stream of water with a density of =1000kg/m3 is...Ch. 14.3 - A jet ski is placed in a channel and is tethered...Ch. 14.3 - The nozzle shown discharges a stream of water at a...Ch. 14.3 - The nozzle shown discharges a stream of water at a...Ch. 14.3 - A rotary power plow is used to remove snow from a...Ch. 14.3 - Tree limbs and branches are being fed at A at the...Ch. 14.3 - Sand falls from three hoppers onto a conveyor belt...Ch. 14.3 - The stream of water shown flows at a rate of 550...Ch. 14.3 - The nozzle shown discharges water at the rate of...Ch. 14.3 - A stream of water flowing at a rate of 1.2 m/min...Ch. 14.3 - A stream of water flowing at a rate of 1.2 m3/min...Ch. 14.3 - Coal is being discharged from a first conveyor...Ch. 14.3 - The total drag due to air friction on a jet...Ch. 14.3 - While cruising in level flight at a speed of 600...Ch. 14.3 - In order to shorten the distance required for...Ch. 14.3 - The helicopter shown can produce a maximum...Ch. 14.3 - Prior to takeoff, the pilot of a 3000-kg...Ch. 14.3 - The jet engine shown scoops in air at A at a rate...Ch. 14.3 - A jet airliner is cruising at a speed of 900 km/h...Ch. 14.3 - A 16-Mg jet airplane maintains a constant speed of...Ch. 14.3 - The propeller of a small airplane has a...Ch. 14.3 - The wind turbine generator shown has an...Ch. 14.3 - A wind turbine generator system having a diameter...Ch. 14.3 - While cruising in level flight at a speed of 570...Ch. 14.3 - In a Pelton-wheel turbine, a stream of water is...Ch. 14.3 - A circular reentrant orifice (also called Borda’s...Ch. 14.3 - A railroad car with length L and mass mg when...Ch. 14.3 - The depth of water flowing in a rectangular...Ch. 14.3 - Determine the rate of flow in the channel of Prob....Ch. 14.3 - A chain of length I and mass m lies in a pile on...Ch. 14.3 - Solve Prob. 14.86, assuming that the chain is...Ch. 14.3 - The ends of a chain lie in piles at A and C. 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