Applications of Newton’s LawNewton’s Law of Motion » When we apply Newton's laws to an object, we are interested only in external forces that act on the object The force acting in the x direetion DA No aceeteration occurs in the SA, = ma, with, mt (-Ry=0 or nek, Tr That ithe normal force has the mime magniaie ste force of gary butt in Hence, vy out (Se the opposite diteetion, pT ss comma force, dem the acceraon = T/m al bona are oe (2)Sample Problem 1: A crate of mass mis placed on a frictionless inclined plane of angle 8. (a) Determine the acceleration of the crate after it is released, ) oy (DA = mgsin 6 = ma, @ 3 mgcos = 0 a= gsing Special Cases Looking over our results, we see that in the extreme case of #= 90°, a," g and w= 0. This condition corresponds to the erate’s in free fall. When @= 0, 4,20 and n= mg (its maximum value); in this case, the tate isting on a horizontal wirface b) Suppose the crate is released from rest at the top of the incline, and the distance from the front edge of the crate to the bottom is d How long does ic take the front edge to reach the bottom, and what i is speed just ait gets there? 5 8 gh + al With the displacement 4y~ x, = dand vy = 0, we obtain d= toe o Ae - ginoSample Problem 2: ‘Two blocks of masses m and my are placed in contact with each other on a frictionless horizontal surface. A constant rf farce F is applied to the block of mass my. (a) De- termine the magnitude of the acceleration of the twoblock (b) Determine the magniuide of the cont tween the two blocks, Le vGoystem) = = (om, + mada 0 Dh= P= may a Substituting into (2) the value of a, given by (1), we obtain Pema. (=)Sample Problem 3:Sample Problem 4: ote the fre ‘cela wometines td the loborstory on of the mo objects andl the temion In the lightweight Solution: When Newton's second aw is applied 1 object 1, cobain Sha TH me ns, Silay for abject 2we ad | @) She me- To me, iE When (2) added to (1), Prop ou and we get I cnatnenne ty 1 : na o the arrangement called am Aten machine The de When (3) fsubautued ito (1), we obtain iSample Problem 5: A ball of mass sand a block of muse ate attached by lightweight cord that pases over a tricionlew pulley of neg sable mas, a shown Figure « The block es on a fe- ones incline of angle 8. Find the magnitude of the aceler- ation ofthe two objects andl the tensiom inthe ord : ~ iv ho ® o Applying Newton's second law in ‘component form tothe ball withthe choice of ‘iret at pote, Shoo Wh T~ mg may = me an ean Applying Newton'sseeone! law in component form to When thisvalue for eis subkuted ino (2), we find the Mock ghes ™ +0 3) Lees mein = T= mag = me « na 8) Shem magsin = P= gay = my > 7 a a Sapa eneSeatwork: ‘Two masses are connected by a light string that pases cover a frictionless pulley, asin Figure. Ifthe in- line is frictionless and if m = 2.00 kg, mz = 6.00 kg. and 8 = 5500, find (a) the accelerations of the masses, (b) the tension in the string, and (c) the speed of each mass 2.00 s ater being released from rest. “Two mames of 00 based 5.00 ky ate connected by 9 light string that pemes overs ction ple; wa shown in Faure’. Determine (a) the tension in the string. (b) the acceleration ofeach mass. and (c) the distance cach mas will move im the first second of mor tiom if they start from reatAssignment: A 5.0044g block is placed on top of a 10.04g block A horizontal force of 45.0 N is applied to the 10.0-4g block, and the 5.00-kg block i tied to the wall ‘The coefficient of kinetic friction herween all surfaces fs 0.200. (a) Draw a free-body diagram for each block and identify the actionreaction forces between the blocks. ¢b) Determine the tension in the string and the magni- tude of the acceleration of the 10.0-bg block. FH4BONFor next meeting: Define the following: FRICTION Coefficient of friction Impending motion Rolling friction Static friction Kinetic friction Angle of ReposeReference: » Physics for Scientists and Engineers with modern Physics 7® Edition by Jewett/Serway © 2008 Thompson Learning Inc.