CURVILINEAR

TRANLATION
DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES
428: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:
A shell leaves a mortar with a muzzle velocity of 150 m/sec.
directed upward at 60 with the horizontal. Determine the
position of the shell and its resultant velocity 20 sec. after
firing. How high will it rise?

Solution: = H=
x = V Cos 60 = 150 Cos 60. H=
x = 150 Cos 60(20)
x = 1500 m. = - 2 gy H = 860 m.
= - 2(9.81)(636)
v = V Sin t - = 66.31 m/sec.

y = 150 Sin 60 (20) - =

=
y = 636 m.
= 100 m/sec.
433: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:
A stunt man is to drive a car across the water filled gap shown.
Determine the car’s minimum take velocity and the angle of
the landing ramp.

= V Cos
= 9.90 ()
= 8.855 m/sec.
Solution:
y = x tan = - 2 gh
=
-3 = 12( = 8.858 m/sec.
-9 =
Tan =

V = 9.90 m/sec. = 45
437: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:

If the initial velocity of an object is 12 m/sec.

determine the horizontal distance it can Solution:
cover without rising more than 3 m. = 39.74

x=

x=

x = 14.43
438: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:

In the figure shown, find to cause the Solution:

projectile to hit point B in exactly 4 sec. y = V Sin t -
What is the distance x?
-30 = 30 Sin (4) -
-30 = 120 Sin – 78.48
= 23.83

x = V Cos t
x = 30 (Cos 23.83
x = 109.8 m.
446: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:
A girl at A throws a banana directly at a
monkey perched on a branch at B. If the initial 2 Time the monkey falls
speed of the banana is 16 m/s and the from the tree until it
monkey, out of fright, happens to fall from catches the banana.
rest off the branch at the instant the banana is = 16 Cos
released at A. = 16 Cos 26.565
= 14.31 m/s

d=
Solution: 10 = 14.31 t
1 Angle the banana is thrown t = 0.699 sec.
from the principle of free
falling object.
h=
3 Distance the monkey
1 Which of the following gives the angle that
Time of travel of banana from falls before it catches
the banana is thrown from the horizontal. the banana
2 Which of the following gives the time that the A → C = time of travel of
monkey from B → C h=
monkey falls from the tree until it catches the
Tan H = 2.395 m.
banana.
3 Which of the following gives the distance that
the monkey falls before it catches the banana.
 447: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:
A basketball is tossed from A as shown at an
angle of 30from the horizontal. Neglecting Solution: 2 Speed the ball pass through the hoop
the size of the ball in the calculation. at B.
= - 2gh
= ( - 2 (9.81)3
= 2.4 m/s

=
= 16.08 Cos 30
= 13.92 m/s

= +
1 Speed the ball is released to = +
1 Which of the following gives the speed at
make the basket at B. = 14.125 m/s
which the ball is released in order to
make the basket at B.
y – x tan - 3 Time the ball hits the basket at B.
2 Which of the following gives the speed
x= t
which the ball pass through the hoop at
3 = 8 tan 30 - 8 = 16.08 Cos 30 t
B.
T = 0.574 sec.
3 Which of the following gives the time the
ball hits the basket at B. = 16.08 m/s
 448: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:
= V Cos 53.13
A projectile is launched upward and to the right = 0.6V
at an initial slope of 4 vertical to 3 horizontal X=
and hits the ground at a point 2 m lower than 8 = 0.6V (0.0815V)
that of the origin. The maximum height of its 0.0489 = 8
flight is attained 8 m away from the origin. V = 12.79 m/s

2 Value of maximum height from

Solution: origin that the projectile can attain.
1 Value of initial velocity. V = 4.95
tan = 12.79 = 4.95
= 53.13 H = 6.68 m.

= V Sin 53.13 3 Value of the horizontal distance

= 0.8V traveled by the projectile.
Which of the following most nearly gives =0 y = x tan -
1
the value of the initial velocity. = - 2gh -2 = x tan 53.13 -
2 Which of the following most nearly gives 0 = - 2(9.81)(h)
the value of the maximum height from V – 4.95 -2 = 1.33x – 0.083
the origin that the projectile can attain. = -gt - 15.97x – 24.096 = 0
3 Which of the following most nearly gives 0 = 0.8V – 9.81t x = 17.36 m.
the value of the total horizontal distance T = 0.0815V R = 17.36 m.
traveled by the projectile.
 448-A: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:
  
A projectile is fixed at a certain 2 Max. height reached by the
angle to reach a maximum range
projectile:
with a velocity of 10m/s. y = x tan -

Cos 2 = 0
1 Which of the following gives the time When y = 0 x=R 2 = 90
to reach the ground surface. = 45
R tan =
2 Which of the following gives the
maximum height reached by the = R=
projectile. R=
R=
3 Which of the following gives the R = 10.19 m.
distance traveled by the projectile. R= = - 2gh
0 = - 2(9.81)h
= =0 t=R H = 2.55 m.
Solution: 10 Cos 45 t = 10
1 Time to reach the ground surface. T = 1.44 sec. 3 Distance traveled by the
projectile:
D = V Cos t
D = 10 Cos (1.44)
D = 10.19 m.
 448-B: CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION PROBLEM:
The athlete release the shot with 2 Acceleration of the shot 3 Instantaneous
velocity V = 16 m/s at 20 above the at the highest point of radius of curvature
horizontal. the curve. at the highest point
1 Compute the velocity of the shot of the trajectory.
in terms of normal and tangential
components when it is at the
highest point of its trajectory. r
2 Compute the acceleration of the r
shot in terms of normal and
tangential components when it is r = 23.06 m.
at the highest point of its =0
trajectory. = -9.81
3 What is the instantaneous radius = -9.81 m/ =)+
of curvature of the shot when it is =+
at the highest point of its = 16 Cos 20 a = 9.81
trajectory? = 15.04 m/s = +
=0+
Solution: = 16 Sin 20 = 9.81
1 Velocity of the shot in terms of = 5.47 m/s
normal and tangential
components when it is at the
highest point of its trajectory
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