DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF LEGAZPI

CE BES 221 DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES FINAL EXAM COVERAGE

Engr. Jane Irene P. Brugada, SO II

WORK AND ENERGY

1. What force P will give the system of bodies

shown a velocity of 9 m/sec. after 6 m
from rest?

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6. The block shown started at rest and

moves towards the right.
581 – with image a. Determine the velocity of Block B as it
touches the ground.
2. Find the velocity of body A in the figure b. Determine the distance that Block A
after it has moved 3 m from rest. Assume will travel along the horizontal surface
the pulleys to be weightless and if the coefficient of friction between
frictionless. block A and the surface is 0.20.
Assume pulley to be frictionless.
c. Which of the following gives the
tension of the chord.

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3. Through what distance will body A move

in changing its velocity from 1.8 m/sec to 598 – with image
3.6 m/sec?
…SPRING
7. A 3000 N block slides down an incline
having a slope of 3 vertical and 4
horizontal. It starts from rest and after
moving 1.2 m strikes a spring whose
modulus is 1500 N/m. If the coefficient of
kinetic friction is 0.20, find the maximum
velocity of the block.

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4. The 150 kg carriage has an initial velocity

of 3 m/s down the incline at A, when a
constant force of 550 N is applied to the
hoisting cable as shown. Calculate the
velocity of the carriage when it reaches
B. 600 – with image

8. A weight W is suspended from a vertical

spring whose modulus is “k” N/m. This
weight is pulled down “S” m from its
equilibrium position and then released.
Determine its velocity when it returns to its
equilibrium position.

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5. A boy slides down a water chute, starting

from rest at A. Neglecting friction:
a. Determine the velocity at the end of
the chute at B.
b. Determine the velocity on entering
the water at C.
c. Determine the horizontal distance of 601 – with image
C from B.
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9. The block of mass m = 1.6 kg slides along

the horizontal rough plane shown in the
figure. The position coordinate x is
measured from the under formed position
of the ideal spring, which has stiffness of K
= 30 N/m. At x = 0 the block is initially
moving to the right with speed 𝑉1 = 6 m/s.
a. Determine the value of x when the
block first comes to rest.
b. Determine the acceleration of the
block upon reaching the distance x.
c. Determine the speed of block when it
reaches x = 0 for the second time.

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10. The system is released from rest with the

spring initially stretched 75 mm. Calculate
the velocity of the cylinder after it has
dropped 12 mm. The spring has a stiffness
of 1050 N/m. Neglect the mass of the
pulley.

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CE BES 221 DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES FINAL EXAM COVERAGE

Engr. Jane Irene P. Brugada, SO II

IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM constant, what is the magnitude of

the force applied to the vehicle
1. Determine the value of P that will give the during the 35 sec.
system of blocks in the figure shown a b. What average horsepower is
leftward velocity of 20 fps, 10 second transferred to the vehicle?
after starting from rest. c. If the vehicle starts from rest at 𝑡 = 0,
and the total horizontal force exerted
on it as a function of time 𝐹 = 10000 +
140𝑡 (N), using the principle of impulse
and momentum, determine how fast
the vehicle is moving at 𝑡 = 35 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
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6. A 20 kg crate is placed along an inclined
2. A 64.4 lb block is in contact with a smooth plane making an angle of 30° from the
level plane. It acted upon by a horizontal horizontal. The coefficients of friction
force P which varies according to the between the 20 kg crate and the inclined
relation 𝑃 = 12𝑡 − 3𝑡 2 where P is in plane are 𝜇𝑠 = 0.24 and 𝜇𝑘 = 0.22. If the
pounds and 𝑡 in seconds. crate starts from rest and a horizontal
a. Determine the maximum positive force F = 200N is applied to move the
velocity of the block plane upward.
b. Determine the time when the block a. What is the friction force necessary for
will again be at rest. equilibrium?
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of the crate when it has moved 2 m.
3. The total external force on a 10 kg object c. What is the magnitude of the velocity
is constant and equal to 90i – 60j + 20k (N). of the crate when it has moved 2 m.
At 𝑡 = 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐., the objects velocity is -8i + 6j if the horizontal force F = 40N?
(m/s).
a. What impulse is applied to the object
from 𝑡 = 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐., to 𝑡 = 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.?
b. What is the object velocity at 𝑡 =
4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.?
c. What is the z-component of the
object’s velocity at 𝑡 = 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐.?
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4. A crate is placed on an inclined plane 7. A test of an energy – absorbing bumper,

which makes an angle of 30° with the a 1270 kg car is driven into a barrier at 8
horizontal and is supported by a cable kph. The duration of the impact is 0.4 sec.
attached to the winch placed at the top and the car bounces back from the
of the inclined plane. The crate has a barrier at 1.6 kph.
mass of 120 kg. and the coefficient of a. What is the magnitude of the
friction between it and the inclined plane average horizontal force exerted on
are 𝜇𝑠 = 0.60 and 𝜇𝑘 = 0.50. A the car during the impact?
a. What tension must the winch exert on b. What is the average deceleration of
the cable to start the stationary crate the car during the impact?
sliding up the inclined plane? c. What is the average value of the
b. What is the velocity of the crate when impulsive force?
It has moved 2 m. up the inclined
plane?
c. Determine the time for the crate to
move up to 2 m. up the inclined
plane? 636-H – with image

8. A 50 N force is applied on the 200N block

which is at rest as shown in the figure.
a. Compute the coefficient of friction
between the block and the horizontal
plane if after it moves a distance of
40m, its velocity is 10 m/s.
b. Find the acceleration of the block.
636-B – with image c. Compute the distance traveled by
the block at the end of 20 sec.
5. The 21,900 kg fire truck design for rapid
response to airport emergencies,
accelerates from rest to 80 kph in 35 sec.
a. If you assumed as a first
approximation that the tangential
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Engr. Jane Irene P. Brugada, SO II

9. The crate has a mass of 120 kg and the

coefficients of friction between it and the
sloping dock are 𝜇𝑠 = 0.6 and 𝜇𝑘 = 0.5. The
crate starts from rest and the winch exerts
a tension of 𝑇 = 1220 + 200𝑡(N).
A. What impulse is applied to the crate
during the first second of motion?
B. What is the crate’s velocity after 1
sec?
C. What is the power transmitted to the
winch after 1 sec?

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10. A 400 N block slides on a horizontal plane

by applying a horizontal force of 200 N,
and reaches a velocity of 10 m/s in a
distance of 30 m from rest.
a. Determine the coefficient of friction
between the floor and the block?
b. Determine the total distance that the
block will move until it stops if the 200
N force is removed when it reaches
30 m from rest.
c. Determine the time the block moves
a distance of 30 m from rest.

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Engr. Jane Irene P. Brugada, SO II

CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM 6. Object A which weighs 10 kg. and

moving to the right at a speed of 10 m/s,
1. A 2000 lb. shell is fired from a gun weighing collided object B, which weighs 5 kg. and
300000 lb. If the muzzle velocity of the shell moving to the left at 5 m/s.
is 1500 fps and the recoil of the gun is a. If the coefficient of restitution, 𝑒 = 0,
checked by a nest of springs having a find the velocity of A after impact.
modulus of 2000 lb. per inch, what is the b. If the coefficient of restitution, 𝑒 = 0.8,
maximum recoil distance? find the velocity of A after impact.
658 c. If the coefficient of restitution, 𝑒 = 1,
find the velocity of A after impact.
2. Direct central impact occurs between a
20 lb. body moving with a velocity of 3 fps
and a 30 lb. body moving in the opposite
direction with a velocity of 6 fps. The 20 lb.
body rebounds in the opposite direction
with a velocity of 5 fps. Compute the
amount and the direction of the velocity
of the 30 lb. body.

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7. A bullet weighing 0.30 N and moving at

660 m/sec penetrates a 50 N body and
emerges with a velocity of 180 m/sec.
How far and how long does the body
then move?
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3. A 1200 lb. hammer falling freely through 3

ft. drives a 600 lb. pile 6 in. vertically into
the ground. Assuming the hammer and
pile to cling together after impact, 674 – with image
determine the average resistance to
penetration of pile. 8. A projectile is launched from point A and
663 has a horizontal range 𝐿1 as shown. If the
coefficient of restitution at B is e,
4. Direct central impact occurs between a determine the distance 𝐿2 .
100 lb. body moving to the right at 5 fps.
and a body of weight W moving to the
left at 3 fps. The coefficient of restitution
𝑒 = 0.5. After the impact the 100 lb.
rebound to the left at 2 fps. Determine the
weight of the other body.
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9. Objects A and B with the same mass 𝑚 =

2 𝑘𝑔 undergo a direct central impact.
Before the impact, A is moving to the right
with a velocity of 4 m/s and B is stationary.
a. Determine the velocity of A after
impact if the impact is perfectly
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b. Determine the velocity of B after
5. The system shown in the figure is used to impact if the impact is perfectly
determine the coefficient of restitution. If elastic.
ball A is released from rest and ball B c. If the velocity of B after the impact is
swings through 𝜃 = 53.1°, after being 2.4 m/s, compute the coefficient of
struck, determine “e”. restitution.

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10. A ball moving with a horizontal velocity 𝑉𝑜

drops from A through the vertical
distance ℎ𝑜 = 1000 𝑚𝑚 to a frictionless
floor. Knowing that the ball hits the floor at
a distance 𝑑𝑜 = 150 𝑚𝑚 from B and that
the coefficient of restitution between the
ball and the floor is 𝑒 = 0.85.
a. Determine the velocity 𝑉𝑜
b. Determine the height ℎ2 .
c. Determine the length 𝑑2 of the
second bounce.

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11. A 60 kg bullet is fired horizontally with a

velocity 𝑉1 = 600 𝑚/𝑠 into the 3 kg block of
soft wood initially at rest on the horizontal
surface. The bullet emerges from the
block with the velocity of 400 m/s and the
block is observed to slide a distance of
2.70 m before coming to rest.
A. Determine the velocity of the block
after impact.
B. Determine the coefficient of kinetic
friction 𝜇𝑘 between the block and the
supporting surface.
C. If the average resistance of the wood
is 37.5 kN, how thick is the wood if the
friction between the block and
surface is neglected?

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12. A mass 𝑚1 = 2𝑘𝑔 moving with a speed of

6 m/s strikes a stationary mass 𝑚2 = 4𝑘𝑔
hanging on a string of length 1.5m as
shown. The coefficient of restitution 𝑒 =
0.6.
a. Determine the speed of 𝑚1 after
impact.
b. Determine the speed of 𝑚2 after
impact.
c. Determine the height “h” to which 𝑚2
will rise.
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