Practice Problems Workbook For Engineering Mechanics
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780133976656
Author: Russell C. Hibbeler
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 14.4, Problem 46P
If the car is brought to a stop, determine how long a 100-W light bulb must burn to expend the same amount of energy. (1 mi = 5280 ft.)
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Practice Problems Workbook For Engineering Mechanics
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How long would a...Ch. 14.4 - Determine the maximum power that must be supplied...Ch. 14.4 - The cable is tied to the top of the oil rig, wraps...Ch. 14.4 - The motor has an efficiency of = 0.65.Ch. 14.4 - The 50-lb crate is given a speed of 10ft/s in t =...Ch. 14.4 - The engine has a running efficiency = 0.68.Ch. 14.4 - If the drag resistance on the car due to the wind...Ch. 14.4 - Hoisting is provided by the motor M and the 60-kg...Ch. 14.4 - If the rod is smooth, determine the power...Ch. 14.4 - Determine the power developed by the power...Ch. 14.4 - A force F = (40 + s2) lb, where sis in ft, acts on...Ch. 14.4 - If the steps are 125 mm high and 250 mm in length,...Ch. 14.4 - If the escalator in Prob.14-46 is not moving,...Ch. 14.4 - Neglect drag and rolling resistance, and the loss...Ch. 14.4 - Also, the velocity of the athletes arm acting in...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 63PCh. 14.4 - If the motor draws in the cable at a constant rate...Ch. 14.5 - If a force F = (60t2) N, where t is in seconds, is...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the potential energy of the block that...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the potential energy in the spring that...Ch. 14.5 - The 2-kg pendulum bob is released from rest when...Ch. 14.5 - The 2-kg package leaves the conveyor belt at A...Ch. 14.5 - The 2-kg collar is given a downward velocity of 4...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the speed of the collar when it strikes...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the compression of each spring when the...Ch. 14.5 - If the guide rod is smooth, determine the speed of...Ch. 14.5 - If she is swinging to a maximum height defined by ...Ch. 14.5 - If it is then released, determine the maximum...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the speed of the collar when it reaches...Ch. 14.5 - Determine its speed when its center reaches point...Ch. 14.5 - If it is released from rest when = 0, determine...Ch. 14.5 - If the car is released from rest, determine its...Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 72PCh. 14.5 - If it is released from rest at the top of the hill...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the speed of each block when B descends...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the distance B must descend in order for...Ch. 14.5 - The spring has a stiffness k =50 N/m and an...Ch. 14.5 - Neglect friction.Ch. 14.5 - If it is attached to the 3-kg smooth collar and...Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 79PCh. 14.5 - If the arm is pulled back such that s = 100 mm and...Ch. 14.5 - If the arm is pulled back such that s = 100 mm and...Ch. 14.5 - For the calculation, locate the datum at r . Also,...Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 83PCh. 14.5 - The spring has an unstretched length of 1 m.Ch. 14.5 - A 60-kg satellite travels in free flight along an...Ch. 14.5 - If friction and air resistance can be neglected,...Ch. 14.5 - If the mass of the bumpers A and B can be...Ch. 14.5 - If the collar moves over the smooth rod, determine...Ch. 14.5 - When the 6-kg box reaches point A it has a speed...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the normal force the box exerts on the...Ch. 14.5 - Determine how high the box reaches up the surface...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the cars velocity and the normal force...Ch. 14.5 - The 10-kg sphere C is released from rest when =...Ch. 14.5 - If the chain is released from rest from the...Ch. 14.5 - Each spring has a stiffness k = 40 N/m and an...Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 96PCh. 14.5 - Initially each spring has a tension of 50 NCh. 14.5 - Determine the approximate normal force it exerts...Ch. 14.5 - If a 150-lb crate is released from rest at A,...Ch. 14.5 - During the motion, the collar is acted upon by a...Ch. 14.5 - Determine the speed at which it slides off at B....Ch. 14.5 - If the block starts from rest when the attached...Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 5RPCh. 14.5 - The motor has an efficiency of = 0.76.Ch. 14.5 - If the collar is released from rest at A and...Ch. 14.5 - respectively. They are connected together by a...
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