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posted by  Vipernum on 7/15/2008 10:53:55 PM  |  status: Live  

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Classical Mechanics Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics (8th) by Beer, Johnston, Eisenberg 15 2CP
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θ=θo*e-3πt*cos(4πt) where θo=.5rad
Find: θ,ω,α when t=0 and t=.125

I am unsure of how to go about this problem... I got the first part but I dont know how to find ω or α.  I think I might be doing the derivative wrong.

Could someone please help me?
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posted by ClayL on 7/16/2008 6:06:41 PM  |  status: Live
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θ = .5e-3πtcos4πt
ω = dθ/dt = .5(-3πe-3πtcos4πt - 4πe-3πtsin4πt)
α = dω/dt = .5(9π2e-eπtcos4πt + 12π2e-3πtsin4πt + 12π2e-3πtsin4πt - 16π2e-3πtcos4πt)
 = .5(24π2e-3πtsin4πt - 7π2e-3πtcos4πt)

A) at t=0
θ = .5 rad
ω = .5*-3π = -4.71 rad/s
α = .5*-7π2 = -34.5 rad/s2
 
B) at t = .125s
e-3πt = .30786
θ = .5*.30786*0 = 0
ω = .5*.30786*-4π = -1.93437 or -1.934 rad/s
α = .5*.30786*24π2 = 36.461
α = 36.5 rad/s2
 
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