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A small mass m hangs at rest from a vertical rope of length l that is fixed to the ceiling. A force then pushes on the mass, perpendicular to the taut rope at all times, until the rope is oriented at an angle delta and the mass has been raised by a vertical distance h . Assume the force's F magnitude is adjusted so that the mass moves at constant speed along its curved trajectory. Find the work done by F during this process. [Hint: When the angle is increased by ddelta (in radians), the mass moves along an arc length (ds=lddetla
Fx=F-mgsinθ=0
F=mgsinθ
WF=∫F*ds=∫Fcos0ldθ use θ=0 and θ=θ0
=mgl(1-cosθ)
h=l-lcosθ0
WF=mgl(1-cosθ0)
=mgh
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To find the work done by the force F, we need to calculate the product of the force and the displacement of the mass along its curved trajectory.
Given:
- Mass of the object: m
- Length of the rope: l
- Angle change: Δθ
- Vertical displacement: h
The work done by force F is given by the equation:
Work (W) = Force (F) * Displacement (d)
To calculate the displacement, we need to find the arc length (ds) traversed by the mass as the rope rotates by angle Δθ.
ds = l * dθ
Now, we can substitute the values into the equation for work:
W = F * ds
Since we are given that the mass moves at a constant speed, we can assume that the net force acting on the object is zero (as gravitational force and tension in the rope balance each other). Therefore, the force F is equal to the weight of the object:
F = m * g
Substituting the value of F, we get:
W = m * g * ds
To find ds, we can use the relation:
ds = l * dθ
Substituting, we get:
W = m * g * l * dθ
Now, we need to express dθ in terms of the given values.
Given that the angle increases by Δθ, we have:
dθ = Δθ
Now we can substitute this into the previous equation:
W = m * g * l * Δθ
The vertical displacement h is related to the angle change Δθ through the relation:
h = l * (1 - cos(Δθ))
We can solve for Δθ:
Δθ = acos(1 - h/l)
Now, substituting Δθ back into the equation for work:
W = m * g * l * acos(1 - h/l)
Therefore, the work done by force F during this process is m * g * l * acos(1 - h/l).
To find the work done by the force during this process, we can use the formula for work which is given by:
Work = Force * Displacement * cos(theta)
In this case, the force applied is perpendicular to the direction of displacement, so the angle between the force and displacement is 90 degrees or π/2 radians. Therefore, cos(theta) = cos(π/2) = 0.
Since the mass is moved along a curved trajectory, we need to consider the arc length traveled by the mass as the displacement.
The arc length (ds) is related to the change in angle (dδ) by the formula:
ds = l * dδ
where l is the length of the rope.
Now, we can substitute these values into the work formula:
Work = Force * ds * cos(theta)
= Force * (l * dδ) * cos(π/2)
= Force * l * dδ * 0
= 0
Therefore, the work done by the force during this process is zero.
This means that the force applied does not contribute to the change in the potential energy of the system. The work done on the mass to raise it by a vertical distance h is only due to the gravitational force acting on the mass.