College Physics (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Force and Motion - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Exercises - Page 138: 57

Answer

a). $1.624s$ b). $1.193m$

Work Step by Step

a). This is the same Atwood machine again. Hence, $a=\frac{m_{2}-m_{1}}{m_{1}+m_{2}}g=\frac{0.255-0.215}{0.255+0.215}9.8=0.834m/s^{2}$ Now, $S=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^{2}$ $1.1=0+0.5\times0.834t^{2}$ $t=1.624s$ b). For $m_{1}$, $v=0+at=0.834\times1.624=1.35m/s$ Even after ascending 1.1m, it will travel some more distance till it comes to rest. $v^{2}=u^{2}+2aS$ $1.35^{2}=0+2\times9.8S$ $S=0.093m$ So, total ascend = $1.1+0.093=1.193m$
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