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Chapter 13 Problem P13-2

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P13-2. The tugboat has a known mass and its propeller provides a known maximum thrust. When the tug is fully powered you observe the time it takes for the tug to reach a speed of known value starting from rest. Show how you could determine the mass of the barge. Neglect the drag force of the water on the tug. Use numerical values to explain your answer.

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From the textbook chapter Kinetics of a Particle: Force and Acceleration you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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

P13-2. The tugboat has a known mass and its propeller

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