Problem 1

Two blocks 1 and 2 rest on a frictionless horizontal surface. They are connected by three
massless strings and two frictionless, massless pulleys as shown in Fig. 1.
(a) Draw the free-body diagram for each block and each pulley.
(b) Find the acceleration of the each block
>l -

(a) Fig. 1 Xc
No

↑
XP
Xi
.
N
P,

[
-
m .
-
> F [
-
Mo Pa
Ti I

↓ Tz
↓ XP2
Mo
mig Mog
Xo

↑ NT Ti T2
[
- (b)
M2
(pi-X c)+ (Xp Xpc) + (Xo-Xpr)
>
T 2Ti Ti Tc 2Ts =
-

>
P T Tc
= =
-

> Ti
-
= =
- : .

↓
,

P2
. .

Tr [-

- (X. Xc) + (x Xc) + (x0 Xi) =

5
No
- - -

N, Nc
.

M29 T2 >
=
m
g
.
=
M2g =

Mog
Ti Th
-
. ,

/
=

Th Xp X
I Xp
= -

. ,

= Ti =
Tz =
2T =
Xc +
B
T Tz 3T McCa

A
+ =
(b)

I
=

F Ti F 2T m a A
:
-
= -
= ,
,

29 ,
=
39c ,
Ac =A ,
9m
. + 4mz

a
atm
as
,

9
qF =

Emca .
+
Bm , a
,
Problem 2
A small block of mass m rests on the sloping side of a wedge of mass M which itself rests on a
horizontal table as shown in Fig. 2. Assuming all surfaces are frictionless.
(a) Draw the free-body diagram for each block and determine the acceleration of each block.
Assume M = 3m, θ = 370, g = 10 m/s2. Find the minimum value of the external force (F) such
that the mass m leave the surface of the wedge.
(b) Find the acceleration of each block when (i) F = 2mg and (ii) F = 5mg.

M
(a)

qNm
Fig. 2 F [ M

Nat
-

↑> Amx
tig
I-
(b)

F
Mg
2mg =
4mg ,
N+0 ,
ItX&

Amy F+

I am
v NsinD Mam ① It x ③

S
=

am mg-NcosO Many =
MAm-F =
m(Aix-Am)
② Itx &

Nsino Mamx mg maix tano = m(amx-am) cotO

-
= = ·

EMIM 4F = man- 4mamx

S 12mg
>
-

Amy =
Emg xm =
49 Amy = A my =
manx-16 am
5mg24mg
>
-

[amx =
amx + am

S Am
N=
,T
0
,

Amx tano - =
a'my =>

I AMm-
NA
F
,
+ NsinO Mam O

I
= -

un9
F 4mg M > mg-Ncosp Ma'mx tanO-E
=

(a)
- ·

#
NsinD =
m(amx-am) + N =

mg
1)A s
-

ax O
ii) =g 84

gam
=
1b) Il
A :
amy = 9 : 12mg 3 F) -

-
amx =* 9 amx = 0 84
N =
0 MA ,

>
-

F2 4mg#
Problem 3
The double Atwood machine shown in Fig.3 has frictionless, massless pulleys and cords.
Determine (a) the acceleration of mass mA, mB, and mC, and (b) the tensions FTA and FTC in
the cords. (mA= 3Kg, mB = 2Kg and mC = 5Kg)
Ax = a + Ac (a) Fic = 2 FTA =
2T

Fig. 3 aB = -a + ac F+ A Mag
=
Ma &A

I
-

FTA -

MBg =
MBAB

Fir -

Mcg = McDo

3(a + a)
, *
T 39 3aA =
=

I
-

a a + ac)
N A 2T 49-
=
2aB =
4) -

2T 59
59
-
=

Xu
X2L
↓
D g = - Ja'-ac
mcg
② ③ g
= -"Ya +
99
t

↑XAX
a
>
-

109c = -

al CA = 9

aA =

-
a Ar
10ArtAc
+
I as =99
99 #

= -

900
AB =
119c ,
9
=
499c