The figure shows an Atwood machine (a wheel suspended from the ceiling with two masses connected by a string) with m1 = 1.0 kg and m2 = 1.1 kg. If m2 descends a distance 3m from rest in 3.6 seconds, what is the strength of the gravitational field, g, at this location (N.B. it's not 9.81 N/kg)?
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To calculate the strength of the gravitational field, we can use the equation for the acceleration of an Atwood machine:
a = (m2 - m1) * g / (m1 + m2)
In this equation, a represents the acceleration of the system, m1 and m2 are the masses of the objects, and g is the strength of the gravitational field.
Given that m1 = 1.0 kg, m2 = 1.1 kg, and the system takes 3.6 seconds to move a distance of 3m, we need to find the acceleration first.
The equation for acceleration can be rearranged as follows:
a = 2m / t^2
where m is the distance moved and t is the time taken.
Now we can substitute the values into the equation:
a = 2 * 3m / (3.6s)^2
a = 2 * 3 / (12.96s^2)
a ≈ 0.1157 m/s^2
We can now substitute the values of m1, m2, and a into the original equation to solve for g:
0.1157 = (1.1 - 1.0) * g / (1.0 + 1.1)
0.1157 = 0.1g / 2.1
0.1157 * 2.1 = 0.1g
0.2429 = 0.1g
g = 0.2429 / 0.1
g ≈ 2.43 N/kg
Therefore, the strength of the gravitational field at this location is approximately 2.43 N/kg.