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The document is a problem sheet for a Mechanics & Waves course, containing various physics problems related to dynamics, forces, and motion. It includes scenarios involving blocks, inclined planes, oscillatory forces, and gravitational fields, requiring calculations of accelerations, tensions, velocities, and trajectories. Each problem is designed to test understanding of fundamental physics concepts and mathematical applications.

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PH 1002E Mechanics & Waves Problem Sheet -1 September15, 2024

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1. A block of mass 𝑀 = 3.3 Kg slides over a frictionless horizontal table surface. This first block is
connected to a second, hanging block of mass 𝑚 = 2.1 Kg, via a weightless, inextensible cord over a
weightless frictionless pulley fixed to the edge of the table. As the hanging mass falls, the sliding mass
accelerates on the table. What are the accelerations of the sliding mass, hanging mass, and what is the
tension in the cord?

2. Two blocks of mass 𝑚 and 𝑚 are connected by a thin, inextensible cord of negligible mass, over a
frictionless horizontal surface. A known force 𝐹⃗ acts on the block 𝑚 . Determine the acceleration of
the system and the tension T in the string.

3. An inclined plane is fixed on top of a horizontal table, at the edge, as shown in the figure below. The
surface of the inclined plane is frictionless. The block has mass 𝑚 = 2 Kg and is released from rest at
the top end of the inclined plane. The angle of inclination 𝜃 = 30° , and the height ℎ = 0.5 m for the
inclined plane. The table has a height of 𝐻 = 2 m from the ground.

(a) Determine the acceleration of the block as it slides down the incline.
(b) What is the velocity of the block as it leaves the incline?
(c) How far (R) from the table will the block hit the floor?
(d) How much time has elapsed between when the block is released and when it hits the floor?

4. A small mass m rests at the edge of a horizontal disk of radius R; the coefficient of static friction
between the mass and the disk is . The disk is rotated about its axis at an angular velocity such that the
mass slides off the disk and lands on the floor h meters below. What was its horizontal distance of travel
from the point that it left the disk?

5. Assume all surfaces to be frictionless and the inertia of pulley and cord negligible in the figure below.
Find the horizontal force 𝐹 required to prevent any relative motion of 𝑚 , 𝑚 and 𝑀.
6. In the Atwood’s machine in the figure below, what should be the mass M in terms of masses 𝑚 and
𝑚 , so that it doesn’t move?

7. 𝐹(𝑡) = 𝐴 − 𝐵𝑡 is a force dependent on time, where A and B are positive constants, which acts on a
particle of mass 𝑚. Determine the velocity 𝑣(𝑡) and the trajectory 𝑥(𝑡), in terms of A, B, m, 𝑣 , and 𝑥 .
Sketch the graphs of 𝐹(𝑡), 𝑣(𝑡) and 𝑥(𝑡) versus t, for 𝑣 = 0 and 𝑥 > 0.

8. (a) A particle is subject to an oscillatory force 𝐹 = 𝐹 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜔𝑡 + 𝜙), where 𝐹 , ω and ϕ are positive
constants. Calculate the velocity 𝑣(𝑡) and the trajectory 𝑥(𝑡) in terms of m, 𝐹 , ω, ϕ, 𝑣 and 𝑥 .

(b) Discuss and plot the possible graphs of 𝑣(𝑡) and 𝑥(𝑡) versus 𝑡.

9. A particle starts from rest at 𝑥 (𝑥 > 0), in an attractive inverse cube force field 𝐹(𝑥) = − 𝑘⁄𝑥 (𝑘

is a positive constant). Calculate the time it takes to reach the origin (𝑥 = 0).

10. A particle in an attractive inverse square force field 𝐹(𝑥) = −𝑘 ⁄𝑥 (k is a positive constant) is
projected along the x axis with velocity 𝑣 > 0) from the point 𝑥 . Determine its trajectory.

11. A particle of mass 𝑚 is projected in a uniform gravitational field. The initial conditions at time 𝑡 =
0 are 𝑟⃗ = 0 and 𝑣⃗ = 𝑢⃗ = (𝑢 , 𝑢 , 𝑢 ).

(a) Determine the trajectory 𝑟⃗(𝑡) in terms of 𝑢⃗ and g (gravitational acceleration) and show that it is a
parabola.

(b) Determine the range of the projectile on a horizontal plane and its maximum height above the plane.

12. Consider a particle of mass m acted on by a force F in an inertial frame. Prove that

𝑑𝐾 𝑑𝑟⃗
= 𝐹⃗ ∙
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
where 𝑟⃗ is the position vector of the particle, and 𝐾 = 𝑚𝑣 is the kinetic energy.
( )
13. For a one-dimensional force 𝐹⃗ = 𝐹(𝑥)𝚤̂, prove that = 0, where 𝑉 = 𝑉(𝑥) = − ∫ 𝐹(𝑥 )𝑑𝑥′
and 𝐾 = 𝑚𝑣 is the kinetic energy.

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