A block M1 of mass 16.5 kg sits on top of a larger block M2 of mass 26.5 kg which sits on a flat surface. The kinetic friction coefficient between the upper and lower block is 0.425. The kinetic friction coefficient between the lower block and the flat surface is 0.125. A horizontal force F = 94 $N$ pushes against the upper block, causing it to slide. The friction force between the blocks then causes the lower block to slide also. Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the upper block.
B)Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the lower block.
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To find the magnitude of the acceleration of the upper block, we'll need to first calculate the net force acting on it. Let's start by finding the friction force between the upper and lower block.
The friction force between the upper and lower block can be found by multiplying the coefficient of kinetic friction (0.425) by the normal force, which is equal to the weight of the upper block (m1 * g).
So, the friction force between the blocks is (0.425) * (16.5 kg * 9.8 m/s^2) [I'm assuming g is the acceleration due to gravity here, which is approximately 9.8 m/s^2].
Now, we can find the net force acting on the upper block by subtracting the friction force from the applied force (94 N) pushing against it.
Next, we use Newton's second law of motion, F = m * a, where F is the net force, m is the mass of the block, and a is its acceleration. We rearrange the equation to solve for acceleration, a = F / m.
Using this equation, we can plug in the values we've found so far to calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the upper block.
As for the lower block, once it starts sliding, the friction force acting on it will be different. We can find the friction force between the lower block and the flat surface using the coefficient of kinetic friction (0.125) multiplied by the normal force, which is equal to the weight of the lower block (m2 * g).
Again, we can use Newton's second law of motion to solve for acceleration, a = F / m, where F is the net force acting on the lower block (which will be the friction force between the upper and lower block), and m is the mass of the lower block.
So, by plugging in the values, we can calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the lower block.
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To find the magnitude of the acceleration of the upper block, we can use Newton's second law, which states that the net force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration.
1. First, let's calculate the friction force acting between the upper and lower blocks.
The friction force is given by the equation: Friction force = (Coefficient of kinetic friction) * (Normal force)
The normal force is the force exerted perpendicular to the surface. In this case, the normal force acting on the upper block is equal to its weight, which is the product of its mass and the acceleration due to gravity.
Normal force on the upper block (N1) = M1 * g, where g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2).
Friction force between the upper and lower block (F12) = (Coefficient of kinetic friction between upper and lower block) * (Normal force on the upper block)
F12 = 0.425 * (M1 * g)
2. Now, let's calculate the net force acting on the upper block.
Net force (Fnet1) = Applied force (F) - Friction force between the upper and lower block (F12)
Fnet1 = F - F12
3. Finally, we can find the acceleration of the upper block by plugging the values into Newton's second law.
Fnet1 = M1 * a1, where a1 is the acceleration of the upper block.
M1 * a1 = F - F12
a1 = (F - F12) / M1
Now, to find the magnitude of the acceleration of the lower block:
4. The friction force between the lower block and the flat surface is given by:
Friction force between the lower block and the flat surface (F23) = (Coefficient of kinetic friction between lower block and flat surface) * (Normal force on the lower block)
The normal force acting on the lower block is equal to the sum of the weight of the lower block and the weight of the upper block.
Normal force on the lower block (N2) = (M1 + M2) * g
Friction force between the lower block and the flat surface (F23) = (Coefficient of kinetic friction between lower block and flat surface) * (Normal force on the lower block)
F23 = 0.125 * (M1 + M2) * g
5. The net force acting on the lower block equals the friction force between the lower block and the flat surface.
Net force (Fnet2) = F23
6. Applying Newton's second law to the lower block, we have:
F23 = M2 * a2, where a2 is the acceleration of the lower block.
Now that we have the equations, we can calculate the magnitudes of the accelerations of the upper and lower blocks by plugging in the given values for masses and coefficients of friction, and solving for a1 and a2.