Speaker
Tatsu Takeuchi
(Virginia Tech)
Description
A cart on a horizontal track attached to a string which goes over a pulley with a weight hanging on the other end is a well known acceleration problem. But what happens if two carts facing each other are attached to the ends of a string with the weight in the middle? The string is supported by two pulleys on both sides of the weight an equal distance away, and the weight falls into a gap in the table. What are the accelerations of the weight and carts in this setup? Will they be the same and constant as in the usual setup, or will they change with time? If they are time dependent, how do they change? The solution will be discussed in this talk.
Primary author
Tatsu Takeuchi
(Virginia Tech)
