Meriam, Kraige & Bolton — Plane Kinematics of Rigid Bodies: Problem 5_141

5/141 Refer to the figure for Prob. 5/140. Car A is traveling along the straightaway with speed \(v\), and this speed is decreasing at a rate \(a\). Car C is moving along the circular off-ramp with speed \(v/2\), and this speed is decreasing at a rate \(a/2\). Determine the velocity and acceleration which car A appears to have to an observer fixed to car C. Use the values \(v = 60 \text{ mi/hr}\), \(a = 10 \text{ ft/sec}^2\), and \(R = 200 \text{ ft}\), and utilize the \(x'-y'\) coordinates shown in the figure.