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This assignment for the Classical Mechanics course includes problems related to the principle of virtual work, Lagrange's equations of motion, and Hamilton's principle of least action. Students are tasked with proving relationships involving tension in strings and deriving equations of motion for various mechanical systems. Specific problems from the textbook are also assigned for practice.

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This assignment for the Classical Mechanics course includes problems related to the principle of virtual work, Lagrange's equations of motion, and Hamilton's principle of least action. Students are tasked with proving relationships involving tension in strings and deriving equations of motion for various mechanical systems. Specific problems from the textbook are also assigned for practice.

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Assignment 02

Course: Classical Mechanics (PHY241)


Class: BS-Physics Semester-IV

Principle of virtual work


Q.1 Four uniform rods are freely joined at their extremities and from a parallelogram ABCD,
which is suspended from the joint A, an is kept in shape by an inextensible string AC. Prove
that the tension of string is equal to half the whole weight.

Q.2 A set of four uniform rods of equal length are smoothly joined together to form a rhombus
OPQR, placed in a vertical plane. O rests on the horizontl plane with OQ being vertical. The
ends P and R are joined together through a light string to keep the rhombus in shape such that
m∠P OQ = θ. Find the tension in the string joining P with R.

Lagrange’s Equation of Motion


Q.3 A double pendulum consists of two particles supended by massless rods. Assuming that
all motion is in a vertical plane, find Lagrange’s equations of motion. Linearize these equations,
assuming small (angle approximations) motions.

Q.4 Consider a particle of mass m attached to a fixed point by a massless string or rod of
length l. The particle is free to swing in any direction under the action of gravity. Since the
particle is constrained to move on the inner surface of a sphere, this system is called a spherical
pendulum. Find its differential equations of motion.

Q.5 A pendulum consists of a mass m and a massless stick of lenght l. The pendulum support
oscillates horizontally with a position given by x(t) = Acos(ωt). What is the general solution
for the angle of the pendulum as a function of time?

Q.6 Consider a frictionless horizontal hoop of radius r in which a bead can slide freely. The
center of the hoop further travels in a horizontal circle of radius R, about a point with constant
angular frequency ω. Find the equation of motion for the bead. Also find out the frequency of
small oscillations about the equilibrium point.

Applications of Hamilton’s Principle of Least Action


Solve the following problems from the textbook (Thornton and Marion): 6.4, 6.10, 6.14, 6.17.

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