Answer :
Answer:
a. 94.54 N
b. 0.356 m/s^2
Explanation:
Given:-
- The mass of the inclined block, M = 100 kg
- The mass of the vertically hanging block, m = 10 kg
- The angle of inclination, θ = 20°
- The coefficient of friction of inclined surface, u = 0.3
Find:-
a) The magnitude of tension in the cable
b) The acceleration of the system
Solution:-
- We will first draw a free body diagram for both the blocks. The vertically hanging block of mass m = 10 kg tends to move "upward" when the system is released.
- The block experiences a tension force ( T ) in the upward direction due the attached cable. The tension in the cable is combated with the weight of the vertically hanging block.
- We will employ the use of Newton's second law of motion to express the dynamics of the vertically hanging block as follows:
[tex]T - m*g = m*a\\\\[/tex] ... Eq 1
Where,
a: The acceleration of the system
- Similarly, we will construct a free body diagram for the inclined block of mass M = 100 kg. The Tension ( T ) pulls onto the block; however, the weight of the block is greater and tends down the slope.
- As the block moves down the slope it experiences frictional force ( F ) that acts up the slope due to the contact force ( N ) between the block and the plane.
- We will employ the static equilibrium of the inclined block in the normal direction and we have:
[tex]N - M*g*cos ( Q )= 0\\\\N = M*g*cos ( Q )[/tex]
- The frictional force ( F ) is proportional to the contact force ( N ) as follows:
[tex]F = u*N\\\\F = u*M*g *cos ( Q )[/tex]
- Now we will apply the Newton's second law of motion parallel to the plane as follows:
[tex]M*g*sin(Q) - T - F = M*a\\\\M*g*sin(Q) - T -u*M*g*cos(Q) = M*a\\[/tex] .. Eq2
- Add the two equation, Eq 1 and Eq 2:
[tex]M*g*sin ( Q ) - u*M*g*cos ( Q ) - m*g = a* ( M + m )\\\\a = \frac{M*g*sin ( Q ) - u*M*g*cos ( Q ) - m*g}{M + m} \\\\a = \frac{100*9.81*sin ( 20 ) - 0.3*100*9.81*cos ( 20 ) - 10*9.81}{100 + 10}\\\\a = \frac{-39.12977}{110} = -0.35572 \frac{m}{s^2}[/tex]
- The inclined block moves up ( the acceleration is in the opposite direction than assumed ).
- Using equation 1, we determine the tension ( T ) in the cable as follows:
[tex]T = m* ( a + g )\\\\T = 10*( -0.35572 + 9.81 )\\\\T = 94.54 N[/tex]