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Two objects (45.0 and 21.0 kg) are connected by a massless string that passes over a massless, frictionless pulley. The pulley h

angs from the ceiling. Find
(a) the acceleration of the objects and
(b) the tension in the string.

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Oksanka [162]3 years ago

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a) The acceleration of the objects is $3.56 m/s^2$

b) The tension in the string is 280.8 N

Explanation:

a)

We start by writing the equations of motion for the two masses attached to the pulley.

For the heavier mass, we have:

$m_1 g - T = m_1 a$ (1)

where

$m_1 = 45.0 kg$ is the mass

$g=9.8 m/s^2$ is the acceleration of gravity

T is the tension in the string

a is the acceleration of the system (here we assumed that the heavier mass accelerates downward)

For the lighter mass, we have

$T-m_2 g = m_2 a$ (2)

where

T is the tension in the string

$m_2 = 21.0 kg$ is the mass

$g=9.8 m/s^2$ is the acceleration of gravity

a is the acceleration of the system (here we assumed that the lighter mass accelerates upward)

From (1) we get

$T=m_1g - m_1 a$

And substituting into (2),

$(m_1 g - m_1 a)-m_2 g = m_2 a\\(m_1 -m_2)g = (m_1+m_2)a\\a=\frac{m_1 - m_2}{m_1+m_2}g=\frac{45-21}{45+21}(9.8)=3.56 m/s^2$

b)

From the previous part of the problem we got an expression for the tension in the string:

$T=m_1g - m_1 a$

Where we have

$m_1 = 45.0 kg$

$g=9.8 m/s^2$

$a=3.56 m/s^2$ is the acceleration, found in part a)

Susbtituting, we find

$T=(45.0)(9.8)-(45.0)(3.56)=280.8 N$

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