Problems CPCS211

D3/11: The pulley system shown is released from rest with all
cables taut. Neglect the mass and friction of all pulleys.
Determine the acceleration of each cylinder and the tensions in
the two cables, T1 and T2.

The TMA=4, thus aB=4aA and T2=4T1.

Since 4g > 6g/4 then the mass B will

go down. Thus, we can write
4 g  T1  4a B 4 g  T1  4  4a A
6 g  T2  6a A 6 g  4  T1  6a A

With a A  1.40 m/s 2 aB  5.61 m/s 2

solution
T1  16.84 N T2  4  T1  67.36 N
 D3/27: Neglecting friction and the mass of T
the pulleys, determine the accelerations of the TA
A and B upon release from rest.

Let’s denote by T the tension in each section

T  2T 2
of the cord that goes around the pulleys. Then, A TA  TB TB
TB  3T 3
If there were no pulleys the system would be
balanced when m A sin 20  mB
2
aB  aA
But because of the pulleys, the system will be 3
2
balanced if m A sin 20  mB
3
For mA=30 kg this would require mB= 15 kg. Since mB= 10 kg then block B moves up.
Then Newton’s second law applied to the 30 g sin 20  2T  30a A
system is then
3T  10 g  10a B
a A  0.682 m/s 2
And solving the system yields
aB  1.024 m/s 2
D3/158: If the system shown is released T
from rest, determine the speeds of both
masses after B has moved 1 m. Neglect
friction and the masses of the pulleys. TA

TB
Newton’s second law applied to
the system yields the system of 2T  8 g  8aB
equations, where T is the tension in … (1)
each section of the cord,
40 g sin 20  3T  40a A
3
TB  2T
lB  l A
From the relation We know that the distance 2
between TA and TB TA  3T traveled by A and B in the same 3
3 interval of time, and their vB  v A
TA  TB
2 speeds and accelerations (at a 2
given instant) are related by 3
Solving equations a  0.426 m/s 2 aB  a A
(1) yields B 2
a A  0.284 m/s 2 v 2  2a l  2  0.426  1  v  0.923 m/s
B B B B

For the speeds 2

v 2A  2a Al A  2  0.284   1  v A  0.615 m/s
3
 D3/3: The 100 kg crate is carefully placed with zero
velocity on the incline. What is the acceleration of the FN
crate if (a) =15o and (b) =20o.

F frstatic   s FN and FN  mg cos 

static Ffr
F fr  0.30  100  9.8  cos  mg
Is F frstatic  or  mg sin  ?

At =15 since o F frstatic  mg sin 15 There is no motion , a=0.

At =20o since F frstatic  276.55 N  mg sin 20  335.52 N box moves down

kinetic kinetic
now F fr   k FN and FN  mg cos  mg sin 20  F  ma
Thus fr

F frkinetic  0.25 100  9.8  cos 20  230.46 N 335.52  276.55  100a

a  1.05 m/s 2
D3/12: Determine the tension P in the cable that will give the 50 kg
block a steady acceleration of 2.0 m/s2 up the incline.

FN
P  P cos 30  50 g sin 30   k  50 g cos 30  50a P
a  2.0 m/s 2
Ffr mg

P(1  cos 30)  50 g (sin 30   k cos 30)  100

50 g (sin 30  0.25 cos 30)  100
P  226.2 N
1  cos 30
 D3/45: For what value(s) of the angle  will
the acceleration of the 35 kg block be 9 m/s2
to the right?

P cos   F fr  35a
P sin   FN  35 g

450 cos   0.5FN  35  9

900 cos   450 sin   35  ( 9.8  2  9 )
450 sin   FN  35  9.8
Making the substitution
x  cos 
900 x  450 1  x 2  35  (9.8  9)
sin   1  cos 2   1  x 2

Solving for x we get x  0.97887 and x  0.75090

And the angle is   11 .8o and   41.3o
D3/45: Cont’

Check that block moves in

both cases
P cos   F fr  35a
P sin   FN  35 g
  11 .8o   41.3o

Normal force FN = 251 N FN = 46.6 N

Static friction force Ffr = 150.4 N Ffr = 28.0 N

Pcos θ 440 N 309 N

Pcos θ > Ffr

Moves Moves
 DYNAMICS
Dynamics is the branch of Physics that deals with
motion and what causes motion.

The fundamental law of Dynamics for Rotational Motion is

still Newton’s Second Law but expressed in angular
quantities.
 is the cause of I is the
  I rotational
motion
measure of
the inertia /
resistance to
 is the change in
  I rotational
acceleration
rotational
motion of a
b ody
 is the inertia
  I w.r.t. rotational
motion
 Moment of Inertia
For one particle: For a system of particles:

I  mr 2 I   ii
m
i
r 2

For a continuous solid object with definite volume:

I  lim
mi 0
 m r
i
i i
2
  r dm
2

Kinetic Energy
Kinetic energy in Kinetic Energy in
Rotational Motion Translational Motion

1 2 1 2
K  I K  Mv
2 2
 Moments of Inertia of Homogenous
Rigid Objects with Different
Geometries
1 1
I CM  ML2 I CM  MR 2
L 12 2

2
1 I CM  MR 2
I CM  M ( R12  R22 ) 5
1 2 R
I CM  ML2
3
L

1
I CM  M (a 2  b 2 )
12
I CM  MR 2
a
b I  I CM  Md 2
D3/37: Two configurations for raising an
elevator are shown. Elevator A with attached
motor has a total mass of 900 kg. Elevator B
has a mass alone of 900 kg. If the motor
supplies a constant torque of 600 N.m to its 250
mm diameter drum for 2 s in each case, select
the configuration which results in the greater
upward acceleration and determine the
corresponding velocity v of the elevator 1.2 s
after it starts from rest. The mass of the
motorized drum cables and pulleys as well as
friction are negligible

600
M  TR  T   4,800 N
0.125

In (a) 3T  900 g  900a A  a A  6.19 m/s 2

In (b) 2T  900 g  900a B  aB  0.857 m/s 2

v  a At  v  6.2  1.2  7.44 m/s
D3/51: If the 80 kg skier attains a speed of
25 m/s as he approaches the takeoff
position, calculate the magnitude of the
normal force exerted by the snow on his FN
skis just before he reaches A.

mg

v2
FN  mg cos 30  m
R
2
25
FN  mg cos 30 
45
FN  1791 N
 A glancing (they don’t really hit each other) elastic
collision between two particles, typical of collisions
between electrons or nuclei.
• conservation of momentum yields two equations

m1v1i  m1v1 f cos  m2 v2 f cos 

0  m1v1 f sin   m2 v2 f sin 
 and for an elastic collision
1 2 1 2 1 2
m1v1i  m1v1 f  m2 v2 f V1f sin
2 2 2 V1f cos
v1i 
V2i = 0  V2f cos
After
-V2f sin
Before the collision
 Problem #55
The mass of the blue puck is
20 % greater then the mass
of green one. Before
colliding, the pucks
approach each other with
equal and opposite
momenta, and the green
puck has an initial speed of
10.0 m/s. Find the speed of
pucks after the collision if
half the kinetic energy is lost
during the collision.
30o
30o
The initial momentum of
the two pucks is zero
p bi   p gi
their magnitudes are equal
and then we can calculate
the initial speed of the blue
puck as
(1.20m)vbi  m(10.0m / s)
vbi  8.33 m/s
 30o
Problem #55 (cont’d) 30o

 From the y-direction equation for

 The initial kinetic energy is conservation of momentum
1 1
Ki 
2
m(10.0) 2  (1.2m)(8.33) 2
2
mvgf sin 30  (1.20m)vbf sin 30
1
K i  m(183) v gf  1.20vbf (2)
2
 Solving (1) and (2) simultaneously
 The final kinetic energy is
we can find the speeds of green and
1 1 blue pucks after the collision as
Kf  m(v g ) 2  (1.20m)(vb ) 2
2 2
1 1
K f  ( m(183))
v gf  7.07 m/s
2 2
2 2 2 2
vbf  5.89 m/s
v  1.20v
gf bf  91.7 m / s (1)