A sprinter practicing for the 200-m dash accelerates uniformly from rest at A and reaches a top

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A sprinter practicing for the 200-m dash accelerates uniformly from rest at A and reaches a top speed of 40 km/h at the 60-m mark. He then maintains this speed for the next 70 meters before uniformly slowing to a final speed of 35 km/h at the finish line. Determine the maximum horizontal acceleration which the sprinter experiences during the run. Where does this maximum acceleration value occur?

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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