Kinetics – Constrained Motion of a Particle in a Plane      (continued)            

 

Step 5A:  Calculation of the accelerations

 

Use  (6)         d2x/dt2  =   [ v dv/dt ˗  (dy/dt)(d2y/dt2) ] / (dx/dt)             to  find the x ˗ component

of acceleration.                                                         

 

with given data:    y(x),  v(t),  and  dv(t)/dt

 

 

Use  (2)      d2y/dt2  =  ˗ Ab2 sin bx) (dx/dt)2  +  Abcos bx (d2x/dt2)  along with (6)

 

   d2x/dt2  =   [ v dv/dt ˗  (dy/dt)(d2y/dt2) ] / (dx/dt     to find the y-component of acceleration.

 

with given data:    y(x),  v(t),  and  dv(t)/dt

 

 

Step 5B:  Calculation of the forces acting on the particle

 

Apply            Fx  =  m(d2x/dt2)     and        Fy  ˗  mg  =  m(d2y/dt2)

 

to find the components of force on the particle after first finding the components of acceleration

 

from Step 5A          d2x/dt2    and     d2y/dt2

 

The given data is as follows:       y(x),  v(t),  dv/dt ,  m,  and  g

 

 

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