EQUATIONS OF MOTION: RECTANGULAR COORDINATES

1. A block of 150 N weight is resting on a rough horizontal table. What horizontal force
P is required to move the block with an acceleration of 1.5 m/s2? The coefficient of
kinetic friction between the contact surfaces is 0.2.

2. A block of 100 N weight is resting on a rough horizontal table. What force ‘P’ inclined
at 300 to the horizontal is required to move the block with an acceleration of 2 m/s2?
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the contact surfaces is 0.2.

3. A block of 2 kg mass rests on a rough horizontal surface, whose coefficient of kinetic

friction is 0.2. It is acted on by a horizontal force of 10 N for 5 seconds and then it is
removed. Determine how far it would travel before coming to rest, assuming the
frictional resistance to be uniform. Also, determine the total distance travelled from
rest.

4. The 2 N particle is subjected to the action of its weight and forces F 1 = {2i + 6j - 2tk}
N, F2 = {t2i - 4tj - 1k} N, and F3 = {-2ti} N, where t is in seconds. Determine the
distance the ball is from the origin 2 sec after being released from rest.

5. A body of mass 25 kg is resting on a horizontal table is connected by string passing

over a smooth pulley at the edge of the table to another body of mass 3.75 kg and
hanging vertically as shown in Figure. Initially the friction between 25 kg mass and
the table is just sufficient to prevent the motion. If an additional 1.25 kg is added to
the 3.75 kg mass, find the acceleration of the masses.

25 kg

3.75 kg
 6. The 50 kg crate shown in Fig. 13 rests on a horizontal surface for which the
coefficient of kinetic friction is µk = 0.3. If the crate is subjected to a 400 N towing
force as shown, determine the velocity of the crate in 3 sec starting from rest.

7. An elevator together with passenger weighing 3 tons is supported by a cable. Find

the tension in cable when the elevator is
a. Moving upward with an acceleration of 1 m/s2
b. Moving upward with an deceleration of 0.5 m/s2
c. Moving downward with an acceleration of 1 m/s2
d. Moving downward with an deceleration of 0.6 m/s2

Equations of Motion: Normal and Tangential Coordinates

8. A girl, having a mass of 15 kg, sits motionless relative to the surface of a horizontal platform
at a distance of from the platform’s center. If the angular motion of the platform is slowly
increased so that the girl’s tangential component of acceleration can be neglected,
determine the maximum speed which the girl will have before she begins to slip off the
platform. The coefficient of static friction between the girl and the platform is µ = 0.2.

9. The 60kg skateboarder in Fig. coasts down the circular track. If he starts from rest when θ =
00, determine the magnitude of the normal reaction the track exerts on him when θ = 60 0.
Neglect his size for the calculation.
 10. The pendulum bob has a weight of 5 kg and is released from rest in the position shown in
Fig., θ = 00. Determine the tension in string BC just after the bob is released, θ = 00,and also
at the instant the bob reaches point D, θ = 450.Take r = 3 m.

EQUATIONS OF MOTION: CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES

11. The path of motion of a 5 N particle in the horizontal plane is described in terms of polar
coordinates as r = (2t + 1) m and θ = (0.5t2 - t) rad, where t is in seconds. Determine the
magnitude of the unbalanced force acting on the particle when t = 2 s.

12. The boy of mass 40 kg is sliding down the spiral slide at a constant speed such that his
position, measured from the top of the chute, has components r = 1.5 m, θ = (0.7t) rad, and z
= (-0.5t) m, where t is in seconds. Determine the components of force Fr, Fθ, and Fz which the
slide exerts on him at the instant t = 2 sec. Neglect the size of the boy.
13. Determine the normal and frictional driving forces that the partial spiral track exerts on the
200kg motorcycle at the instant θ = 5/3 π rad, θ = 0.4 rad/s, and θ = 0.8 rad/s2. Neglect the
size of the motorcycle.

14. The smooth 0.5kg double-collar in Fig. can freely slide on arm AB and the circular guide rod.
If the arm rotates with a constant angular velocity of θ = 3 rad/s, determine the force the
arm exerts on the collar at the instant θ = 450. Motion is in the horizontal plane.
15. The collar has a mass of 2 kg and travels along the smooth horizontal rod defined by the
equiangular spiral r = (eθ) m, where θ is in radians. Determine the tangential force F and the
normal force N acting on the collar when θ = 450, if the force F maintains a constant angular
motion θ = 2 rad/s.