A 3.3 kg wooden block is placed on 22 degree inclined plane and is connected by a string that passes over a light friciton less pulley at the top of the incline and then attached to a hanging 3.0kg block.If the coefficient of static friction bet the 1st block and the surface of the plane is 0.25 and coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.15
a)which direction will the first block move, up the plane or down the plane if it does.
b)Calculate the acceleration of the system and the tension force in the string.
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To determine the direction in which the first block will move, we need to compare the gravitational force component that acts down the incline with the maximum static friction force that can be exerted between the block and the surface of the plane.
a) Calculate the gravitational force component acting down the incline:
The gravitational force component (Fg) acting down the incline is given by:
Fg = m1 * g * sin(θ)
where m1 is the mass of the first block (3.3 kg), g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²), and θ is the angle of the inclined plane (22°).
Fg = 3.3 kg * 9.8 m/s² * sin(22°)
Fg ≈ 14.54 N
Next, calculate the maximum static frictional force (Fsmax) that can act on the block:
Fsmax = μs * Normal force
where μs is the coefficient of static friction (0.25) and Normal force is the force perpendicular to the inclined plane.
To determine the Normal force (N), we use the gravitational force acting perpendicular to the inclined plane:
N = m1 * g * cos(θ)
N = 3.3 kg * 9.8 m/s² * cos(22°)
N ≈ 29.60 N
Now we can calculate the maximum static frictional force:
Fsmax = 0.25 * 29.60 N
Fsmax ≈ 7.400 N
Since the gravitational force component acting down the incline (14.54 N) is greater than the maximum static frictional force (7.400 N), the block will move down the plane.
b) To calculate the acceleration of the system (a), we need to consider the forces acting on the system.
The net force acting on the system is given by:
net force = Weight of hanging block - Tension force
where Tension force is the force in the string connecting the two blocks.
Weight of hanging block = m2 * g
where m2 is the mass of the hanging block (3.0 kg).
Weight of hanging block = 3.0 kg * 9.8 m/s²
Weight of hanging block ≈ 29.4 N
The tension force (T) is the same throughout the string. So:
Tension force = T
Now, we can write the equation for the net force acting on the system:
net force = m2 * g - T
Since the hanging block moves freely, the net force acting on it is equal to its mass times acceleration (F = m * a). Applying Newton's second law:
m2 * a = m2 * g - T
Solving for acceleration (a):
a = (m2 * g - T) / m2
The tension force (T) is equal to the force due to friction between the first block and the inclined plane, which is the maximum kinetic frictional force (Fkmax):
Fkmax = μk * Normal force
where μk is the coefficient of kinetic friction (0.15).
Calculating the maximum kinetic frictional force:
Fkmax = 0.15 * 29.60 N
Fkmax ≈ 4.440 N
At the maximum kinetic frictional force, the block is on the verge of sliding down the incline, so the force of kinetic friction is equal to the gravitational force component acting down the incline (Fg):
Fg = m1 * g * sin(θ)
Fg = 3.3 kg * 9.8 m/s² * sin(22°)
Fg ≈ 14.54 N
Since the gravitational force component is greater than the maximum kinetic frictional force, the block will move down the plane and the force of kinetic friction equals the maximum kinetic frictional force (4.440 N).
Finally, substitute the values into the equation for acceleration:
a = (m2 * g - Fkmax) / m2
a = (3.0 kg * 9.8 m/s² - 4.440 N) / 3.0 kg
a ≈ 2.520 m/s²
To find the tension force (T), substitute the value of acceleration into the equation:
T = m2 * g - (m2 * a)
T = 3.0 kg * 9.8 m/s² - (3.0 kg * 2.520 m/s²)
T ≈ 19.320 N
Therefore, the acceleration of the system is approximately 2.520 m/s² and the tension force in the string is approximately 19.320 N.