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1. A puck slides up an inclined plane at angle θ. The summary finds the puck's position as a function of time and how long it takes to return to its starting point. 2. A particle sits on a uniform disk. The summary finds the gravitational force the disk exerts on the particle. 3. A block slides down a fixed wedge. The summary finds the block's acceleration and discusses what happens when the frictional force is less than, equal to, or greater than the force tangent to the angle of the wedge.

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20100902090950tutorial 3

1. A puck slides up an inclined plane at angle θ. The summary finds the puck's position as a function of time and how long it takes to return to its starting point. 2. A particle sits on a uniform disk. The summary finds the gravitational force the disk exerts on the particle. 3. A block slides down a fixed wedge. The summary finds the block's acceleration and discusses what happens when the frictional force is less than, equal to, or greater than the force tangent to the angle of the wedge.

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TFA3013 Classical Mechanics 1

TUTORIAL 3

1. A student kick a frictionless puck with initial speed u, so that it slides straight up a plane that is
inclined at an angle θ above the horizontal as shown in Figure 1. Find its position as a function of
time. How long will the puck take to return to its starting point?

Figure 1

2. A particle P, of mass m, is situated on the axis of a uniform disk, of mass M and radius a, as
shown in Figure 2. Find the gravitational force that the disk exerts on the particle.

Figure 2

3. The block in Figure 2 is sliding down the inclined surface of a fixed wedge. This time the
frictional force F exerted on the block is given by F = µN, where N is the normal reaction and µ is
a positive constant. Find the acceleration of the block. What happen when µ = tan α , µ < tan α
and µ > tan α ?

Figure 2
TFA3013 Classical Mechanics 2

4. A particle of mass m and charge e is moving along the x-axis with speed u when it passes
between two charged parallel plates. The plates generate a uniform electric field E 0 j in the
region 0 ≤ x ≤ b and no field elsewhere as shown in Figure 3. Find the angle through which the
particle is deflected by its passage between the plates.

Figure 3

5. A particle P of mass m moves under the gravitational attraction of a mass M fixed at the origin O.
Initially P is at a distance a from O when it is projected with the critical escape speed
(2MG / a )1 / 2 directly away from O. Find the distance of P from O at time t , and confirm that P
escapes to infinity.

6. If the Earth were suddenly stopped in its orbit, how long would it take for it to collide with the
Sun? [Regard the Sun as a fixed point mass. You may make use of the formula for the period of
the Earth’s orbit.]
TFA3013 Classical Mechanics 3

7. A light pulley can rotate freely about its axis of


symmetry which is fixed in a horizontal position.
A light inextensible string passes over the pulley.
At one end the string carries a mass 4m, while the
other end supports a second light pulley. A second
string passes over this pulley and carries masses m
and 4m at its ends. The whole system undergoes
planar motion with the masses moving vertically as
shown in Figure 4. Find the acceleration of each of
the masses.

Figure 4

8. A block starts at rest and slides down a frictionless plane inclined at angle θ. What should θ be so
that the block travels a given horizontal distance in the minimum amount of time?

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