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Equation (4.2) expresses in plane xOy an equal-sided hyperbola, where the coordinate axes are its asymptotes. In
space this equation describes hyperbolic cylinder with the surface tracer line parallel to the axis Oz.
Equation (4.3) expresses a straight line on the plane yOz, which crosses the origin of the coordinate system. In space
it is a plane which contains the axis Ox.
To nd the velocity of the particle we need to nd the x, y, and z components of velocity:
v
x
= x
̇
= –
4
cm
,
(t + 1)
2
s
v
y
= y
̇
= – 4
cm
,
s
v
z
= z
̇
= 2
cm
.
s
en the magnitude of the velocity:
v = √v
x
2
+ v
y
2
+ v
z
2
=
2
4 +
5(t + 1)
4
cm
.
(t + 1)
2
s
Similarly, we can nd the x, y, and z components of the acceleration
a
x
= x
̈
=
8
; a
y
= y
̈
= 0; a
z
= z
̈
= 0.
(t + 1)
3
A magnitude of the full acceleration of the particle M:
a = √a
x
2
+ av
y
2
+ a
z
2
=
8
cm
.
(t + 1)
3
s
2
e coordinates, velocity, acceleration, and their x, y, and z components at time instant t = 0 are shown in Table 4.2.
Table 4.2
Coordinates, cm Velocity, cm/s Accereration, cm/s
2
Radius of Curvature, cm
x y z v
x
v
y
v
z
v a
x
a
y
a
z
a a
τ
a
n
ρ
4 -4 2 -4 -4 2 6 8 0 0 8 5.33 5.96 6.04
Tangent acceleration we nd by dierentiating module of velocity (4.3):
a
τ
=
dv
dt
dv
=
2 v
x
v̇
x
+ 2 v
y
v̇
y
+ 2 v
z
v̇
z
=
v
x
a
x
+
v
y
a
y
+
v
z
a
z
=
–4 ∙ 8
= – 5.33
cm
.
dt
2
√v
x
2
+
v
y
2
+
v
z
2
v
6
s
2
A negative sign for
dv
shows the particle motion is decelerated, and, hence, a
τ
⃗
and v
⃗
are collinear but opposite
to each other.
dt
Normal acceleration of particle at given time instant:
a
n
= √a
2
– a
τ
2
= √8
2
– 5.33
2
= 5.96
cm
.
s
2
4.3 SOLUTION