$\Lambda$ motor boat of mass $m$ moves in a lake with a velocity $v_{o} . \Lambda t$ the moment $t=0$, the engine is shut down. Assuming the resistance of water to be proportional to the velocity of the boat, $F=-r v(r$ is a positive constant), find :
(a) how long the boat moved with the shut down engine,
(b) the velocity of the boat as a function of the distance covered till the complete stop, and
(c) the mean velocity of the boat over the time interval (beginning with the moment, $t=0$ ) during which the velocity decreases $\eta$ times.
Solution
Accelcration of the boat $--\frac{r v}{m}-\frac{d v}{d t}$ $\therefore \frac{d v}{v}--\frac{r}{m} d t$
Integrating, $\ln v-\frac{r}{m} t \mid C \quad$ When $t-0, v-v_{0}$ So, $C=\ln v_{0}$
$\therefore \quad \ln v--\frac{r}{m} t+\ln v_{o} \quad$ or $\quad \ln \frac{v}{v_{n}}--\frac{r}{m} t$
or $\frac{v}{v_{0}}=e^{\frac{r}{m} t}$
or $\quad v=v_{o} e^{\frac{r}{u x} t}$ i.e., $v \rightarrow 0$ when $t \rightarrow \infty$
So, it stops when $t$ is infinitc only. Also $\frac{v d v}{d x}--\frac{r v}{m} \quad$ or $\quad \frac{d v}{d x}--\frac{r}{m}$
$\therefore v--\frac{r}{m} x+D$
When $\quad x=0, v=v_{0} \quad \therefore \quad v_{\omega}=D \quad$ Henec $v--\frac{r}{m} x+v_{0} \quad \therefore \quad v-v_{\omega}-\frac{r x}{m}$
Total distanec it moves before it comes to stop is given by
$v-v_{o} \quad \frac{r x}{m}-0 \quad \therefore \quad x-\frac{v_{o} m}{r}$
we have to find the distance $x^{\prime}$ covered before the velocity becomes $\frac{v_{0}}{\eta}$. Bocause $v=v_{o}-\frac{r x}{m} \quad \therefore \quad \frac{v_{0}}{\eta}=v_{o}-\frac{r x^{\prime}}{m} \quad$ or $\quad \frac{r x^{\prime}}{m}=v_{o}-\frac{v_{0}}{\eta}=v_{o}\left(1-\frac{1}{\eta}\right)$
$\therefore \quad x^{\prime}=\frac{m}{r}\left(\frac{\eta 1}{\eta}\right) v_{0}$
But $v-v_{0} e^{n} \quad \Rightarrow \frac{v_{0}}{v}-e^{n}$
$--e^{n t} \quad$ or $\quad \eta-e^{n}$
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(1)$\therefore \frac{r t}{m}-\ln e^{n} \quad \therefore \quad t-\frac{m \ln e^{\eta}}{r}$
$\Lambda$ verage velocity $-\frac{\text { distance travelled }}{\text { time }}-\frac{x^{\prime}}{t}-\frac{\frac{m}{r}\left(\frac{\eta}{\eta}\right) v_{o}}{m \ln e^{n}}-\frac{(\eta \quad \mathrm{l}) v_{a}}{\eta \ln e^{n}}$
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