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Chapter 12 Problem 12-2

Question

12-2. When a train is traveling along a straight track at 2 m/s, it begins to accelerate at a = (60 u-4) m/s-, where v is in m/s. Determine its velocity v and the position 3 s after the acceleration.

Solution

Step 1 of 4

The acceleration is given as:

Therefore,


Where

And initial velocity

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Title Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics 13 
Author Russell C. Hibbele
ISBN 9780132911276

12-2. When a train is traveling along a straight track at

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