The force F pulls upwards two masses, m1 and m2(m2>m1), which are connected to each othet via a massless pulley. The masses are perched on the ground before movement starts.
A. What is the acceleration of each one of the respective masses in each of the following situations:
1)F<2*m1*g...
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I am building a simple pulley for a weightlifting machine. In most cases pulleys are designed to lift heavier loads easier, I want to actually make it harder to lift the load… So I don't have to put so much weight on the end.
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A girl stands on a platform and pulley system. The masses of the platform, girl and pulley are M, m and u respectively. The rope is mass-less. Let the girl pull up on the rope so that she accelerates a upwards. What is the tension of the rope? What is the normal force between the person and the...
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So I am stuck on this homework problem. I understand the general direction I have to take, but my algebra and physics aren't good. Here's the problem:
A simple Atwood's machine uses two masses, m1 and m2. Starting from rest, the speed of the two masses is 10.0 m/s at the end...
I am trying to symbolically resolve the angle of rope that suspends a load (rectangle) between two pulleys given the length of rope that is let out over the pulleys. See attached image.
the load is not intended to move horizontally, only vertically. so you can imagine each pulley must have an...
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A man pulls up a pulley shaft with force F (see the picture above)
Assume that the pulley and cord have no mass, and the mass of object 2 is bigger than the mass of object 1.
a) Determine the maximum normal force to...
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Consider a situation
I'm curious why is that the massless pulley's acceleration is just the avarage of acceleration of m1 and that of m2?
ab=(a1+a2)/2
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Forces acting on pulley are Tc-2Ta=0 (because pulley is massless, force can't give it acceleration)...
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us*Fn = Fs
FNET = ma
Fk = us*Fn
3. The Attempt at a Solution
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0.42*9.8*4.4 = Fs
Fs = 18.1104N
B
F = ma
m = 18.1104N/9.8m/s/s
m = 1.848kg
1.848kg-0.120kg = 1.728kg for the washers to make up for
1.728kg/(0.02kg/washer) = ~86 washers
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A block of mass m1 is on top of a block of mass m2. Block 2 is connected by an ideal rope passing through a pulley to a block of unknown mass m3 as shown. The pulley is massless and frictionless. There is friction between block 1 and 2 and between the horizontal surface and...
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Two construction workers each of mass m raise themselves on a hanging platform using pulleys as shown above. If the platform has a mass of 1.2⋅m, the initial distance between the pulleys and the platform is d, and the workers each pull with a force f on the ropes, what is...
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The top pulley and belt...
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A 1.0 kg box on a horizontal frictionless surface is accelerated by attaching a 1.5 kg mass as shown in the diagram. What is the magnitude of acceleration of the box?(Remember, both boxes accelerate.)
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F = ma
The Attempt at a Solution
I drew a free body...
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In picture 3, A has touched the ground, so it has stopped. But B has a velocity upward. So in this situation, the cable is not straight. What will be the tension of the cable and what will be the accelertion of B in picture 3 ...
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This is a frictionless ideal pulley.
Are T_1, T_2, T_3 equal? If so, why? Please explain in details?
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NOTE: This is a problem I found and the question is actually the part B of it. That of ''massless pulley'' I suppose was dealing with the part A (which I don't know what question was), so please don't consider that (:.
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##F_{net} = ma##
##\tau =...
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##F_{net} = ma##
The Attempt at a Solution
If ##m_2## accelerates, then the force on this box is ##m_1g## and its acceleration is ##\frac{m_1g}{m_2}##. If I disregard the presence of ##m_1## for a minute, I'll have to push on ##M## with a force such...
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Okay, so I am given an acceleration that I need to accelerate a box-thingy, along with a weight inside. Friction is included. I need to come up with a mass that is connected through a pulley to the box. This mass has to accelerate the box at the given acceleration.
I am not...
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What is the acceleration of the system if M1 is 5 kg and M2 is 4kg and the coefficient of friction between M1 and the table is 0.20? There is an image along with the problem. Basically it is just like a standard inclined plane...
As seen in the image below, a hand is pulling one end of a rope that is on a simple pulley, and the object W is pulling another end.
What I don't understand is what kind of force acts both objects P and W upward. The downward force is the force of gravity. Since I've learned that these kind of...
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We have a system, consisting of a Disk radius R, with weight M, with a cordless string attached on its edge, at one edge of this cordless string we have a block of mass m, at the other end, we have the string attached to a spring with one end fixed to the floor, with spring...
I measure the tension in a pulley system with two masses (one smaller, one larger) where I pull the small mass down and let it go so that the system accelerates in the direction of the larger mass. This is without friction.
Then, I try to consider friction. Does the tension in the string...
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This figure shows a uniform disk, with mass M = 2.5 kg
and radius R = 20 cm, mounted on a fixed horizontal axle.
A block with mass m = 1.2 kg hangs from a massless cord
that is wrapped around the rim of the disk.
Sample problem 10-8 (has picture diagram and detailed...
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A cylinder and pulley turn without friction about stationary horizontal axles that pass through their centres. A light rope is wrapped around the cylinder, passes over the pulley, and has a 3.00 kg box suspended from its free end. There is no slipping between the rope and the...
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A 0.20-kg block and a 0.25-kg block are connected to each other by a string draped over a pulley that is a solid disc of inertia 0.50 kg and radius 0.10 m. When released, the 0.25-kg block is 0.30 m off the ground. What speed does this block have when it hits the ground...
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A pulley with mass Mp and a radius Rp is attached to the ceiling, in a gravity field of 9.81 m/s2 and rotates with no friction about its pivot. Mass M2 is larger than mass m1. The quantities Tn and gare magnitudes.
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(Select T-True, F-False, G-Greater than...
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A 27.1 kg block (m1) is on a horizontal surface, connected to a 6.70 kg block (m2) by a massless string as shown in the figure below. The frictionless pulley has a radius R = 0.097 m and a moment of inertia I=0.070 kgm2. A force F = 213.7 N acts on m1 at an angle theta =...
An example of this kind of a problem would be a frictionless, massless pulley holding two equal masses(say, 5kg each). But then, an additional mass is added to one side (ie, a frog jumping on to mass 1, 1 kg). What would happen to the system? What if the frog jumps off?Initially, I know that the...
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Using the uploaded picture we have to have a force diagram. And we have to break angled forces into components and indicate which forces are equal with equality. All the masses are up to me (2, 3, 4, 5 kgs)
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Write an equation for the vertical forces
Write...
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If you have a motor pulley and a drum pulley connected by a belt then how do you explain why the belt can sometimes slip if the washing machine is rotating too fast?
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The Attempt at a Solution
I know that the answer involves the tension of the belt being...
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Two blocks, of masses m1 and m2 (with m1<m2) are attached by a massless string of fixed length that runs over a pulley which is free to rotate about its fixed center. The pulley has mass m3, radius r3, and rotational moment of inertia I = (2/3) m3 r3^2 about its center (it...
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) The pulley system in Figure 1.b consists of two pulleys of radii a and b rigidly fixed
together, but free to rotate about a common horizontal axis. The weight W hangs
from the axle of a freely suspended pulley P, which can rotate about its axle. If
section A of a rough...
I am having a bit of difficulty with the concept of unequal tension in a rope. What are the conditions for unequal tension? I read that the tension is the same when there is no acceleration. Why is this the case? Can someone explain this concept to me? Thanks :)
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Three equal masses are hung from a pulley(2 on one side, 1 on the other). Find the acceleration of the system and the tension between: a) the 2 sides of the pulley and b) between the 2 masses on the same side
Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution
Got a= g/3, for a) T=...
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A 3.0-kg block sits on top of a 5.0-kg block which is on a horizontal surface. The 5.0-kg block is pulled to the right with a force ##\vec{F}##. The coefficient of static friction between all surfaces is 0.63 and the kinetic coefficient is 0.38. What is the minimum value...
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I'm working on a personal hobby art project (non-academic, non-commercial, non-governmental) where I'm mechanizing petals of a plastic flower. Basically, making petals curl open and close.
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## W_{nc} = \Delta KE + \Delta PE ##
## PE = mgh ##
## KE = \frac{1}{2} mv^2 ##
The Attempt at a Solution
For Block B, ## \Delta KE + \Delta PE = \frac{1}{2} 100 v^2 + (-20)(g)(100) ##
For Block A, ## \Delta KE + \Delta PE = \frac{1}{2} 50 v^2 + (20...
Q.In the arrangement shown in fig. the ends P and Q of an inextensible string move downwards with uniform speed u. Pulleys A and B are fixed. The mass M moves upwards with a speed.
ANSWER PROVIDED BY MY TEXT
In the diagram ##vcos\theta=u## therefore ##v=u/cos\theta##
HOW I TRIED TO DO THE...
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The two blocks in the figure are connected by a massless rope that passes over a pulley. The pulley is 16cm in diameter and has a mass of 1.3kg. As the pulley turns, friction at the axle exerts a torque of magnitude 0.50 N*m.
If the blocks are released from rest, how long...
It needs to be 3.0in to 4in OD, the belt which it will drive will have 6 grooves. It will be mounted on a motor shaft and there also has to be a way to tighten it with a screw securely. I am having a really hard time finding one, which is understandable since they are commonly used on...
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[Ans: FA = -206i + 188j lb, T = 131 lb]
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Since it's assumed that the system is in equilibrium, so I assume that ΣF=0 and ΣM=0
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried to draw a free-body diagram for the system, and set up three equations below:
(I don't know...
1. The problem states:
Problem 9-72a:
The system shown in the figure below consists of a m1 = 4.24-kg block resting on a frictionless horizontal ledge. This block is attached to a string that passes over a pulley, and the other end of the string is attached to a hanging m2 = 2.12-kg block...
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Find the acceleration of the system shown on the image, given m1=0.1kg and m2=0.3kg. Mass of pulleys is to be disregarded, and rope is non-stretchable.
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m1*a=m1*g-T
The Attempt at a Solution
I am unsure of how the forces of the second body would act and...
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$F=ma$
The Attempt at a Solution
(a) Because the spring scale weighs 250 N, the effective weight on the child's side is 230 N. Therefore, $T-230 = \frac{230}{9.8} a$ and $T-250 = -\frac{250}{9.8} a$, so $a = 0.408$.
This is correct, but is the...
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"Consider the following arrangement of masses. Mass 1 is connected to mass 2 by a very light string and moves over a frictionless pulley so that both masses move with the same speed and move the same distances (m2 to the right and m1 down).
Assume m1 = 15 kg, m2 = 15 kg and...
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The box in the middle is remains motionless; how much mass was placed in box 3?
box 1: 35kg
middle box: 95 kg
box 3: ? kg
Attempt at the problem:
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it is a double pulley problem, mass of pulley 1 is 4.1kg, mass of pulley 2 is 6.9kg and mass of crate is 57.2kg.
both pulleys are frictionless. the angle at which the rope is pulled is 45deg. What is the minimum tension with which the operator must pull on the cable...
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Find the relationship of acceleration between the masses, m1, m2 and m3 where m1>m2>m3.
The question has a free pulley in the left attached to mass m1. then goes through a fixed pulley , through a free pulley that is attached to m2 and then through a fixed pulley, with the...
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Tension (Ft) = Force of gravity (Fg) = m × g.
The Attempt at a Solution
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only manage to reach 60kg x 9.8 = 588N