Section 4.10

Problems in mechanics and physics

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Problem 2516

Form appropriate integral sums and find their limits to solve the following problem: the length of a rod is l=10l=10 meters; if the linear density of the rod varies according to the law δ=6+0.3x\delta =6+0.3x kilograms/meter, where xx is the distance from one of the two endpoints of the rod, find the mass of the rod.

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Problem 2517

Form appropriate integral sums and find their limits to solve the following problem: a body of mass mm is raised from the surface of the Earth (whose radius is RR) to a height hh. How much work must be done? If the body is moved off to infinity, what does the work equal?

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Problem 2518

Form appropriate integral sums and find their limits to solve the following problem: if a force of 1 kilogram stretches a spring by 1 centimeter, how much work must be done to stretch this spring by 10 centimeters?

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Problem 2519

Form appropriate integral sums and find their limits to solve the following problem: a cylinder of diameter 20 centimeters and length 80 centimeters is filled with steam at a pressure of 10 kilograms/centimeter2{}^{2}. Assuming the temperature of the gas remains unchanged, how much work must be done to reduce the volume of the gas by half?

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Problem 2520

Form appropriate integral sums and find their limits to solve the following problem: find the pressure of water on a vertical wall shaped like a semicircle of radius aa, whose diameter lies on the surface of the water.

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Problem 2521

Form appropriate integral sums and find their limits to solve the following problem: find the pressure of water on a vertical wall shaped like a trapezoid, whose lower base is a=10a=10 meters, upper base b=6b=6 meters, height h=5h=5 meters, with the lower base submerged at a depth of c=20c=20 meters below the water surface.

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Problem 2522

Form differential equations to solve the following problem: the velocity of a moving point varies according to the following law:

v=v0+at. v=v_{0}+at .

What is the distance traveled by this point over the closed interval (0,T)(0,T)?

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Problem 2523

Form differential equations to solve the following problem: a uniform sphere of radius RR and density δ\delta rotates about its diameter with angular velocity ω\omega. Find the kinetic energy of this sphere.

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Problem 2524

Form differential equations to solve the following problem: with what force does an infinite straight line of constant linear density μ0\mu_{0} attract a particle of mass mm at distance aa from the line?

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Problem 2525

Form differential equations to solve the following problem: compute the force with which a circular thin plate of radius aa and constant surface density δ0\delta_{0} attracts a particle PP of mass mm, where the particle lies on the perpendicular line through the center QQ of the plate and perpendicular to the plane of the plate, with the shortest distance PQPQ equal to bb.

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Problem 2526

Form differential equations to solve the following problem: by Torricelli's law, the velocity at which liquid flows out of a container equals

v=c2gh, v=c\sqrt{2gh} ,

where gg is the acceleration due to gravity, hh is the height of the liquid surface above the opening, and c=0.6c=0.6 is an experimental coefficient.

An upright cylindrical tank of diameter D=1D=1 meter and height H=2H=2 meters, once filled, drains through a circular hole of diameter d=1d=1 centimeter in its base. How long does it take to empty completely?

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Problem 2527

Set up a differential equation to solve the following problem: what shape should the vessel of a solid of revolution have so that, as the liquid flows out, the level of the liquid surface drops uniformly?

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Problem 2528

Set up a differential equation to solve the following problem: the rate of decay of radium at each instant is proportional to the amount currently present. Suppose that at the initial instant t=0t=0 there is Q0Q_{0} grams of radium, and after a time T=1600T=1600 years the amount has decreased by half. Find the law of decay of radium.

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Problem 2529

Set up a differential equation to solve the following problem: the rate of a second-order chemical reaction converting substance AA into substance BB is proportional to the product of the concentrations of the two substances. What is the percentage of substance BB contained in the vessel after t=1t=1 hour, given that at t=0t=0 minutes there is 20%20\% of substance BB, and at t=15t=15 minutes it has become 80%80\%?

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Problem 2530

Set up a differential equation to solve the following problem: by Hooke's law, the relative elongation ε\varepsilon of a rod is proportional to the stress σ\sigma on the corresponding cross-section, that is,

ε=σE, \varepsilon =\dfrac {\sigma }{E} ,

where EE is Young's modulus.

Find the elongation of a heavy conical rod, with the cone's apex pointing downward and the base fixed, given that the base radius equals RR, the height of the cone is HH, and the specific weight is γ\gamma.

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