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01-1: a textbook physics problem

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Author arandombattery
Tags author:arandombattery easy episode1 playable unrated
Created 2014-03-03
Last Modified 2014-03-06
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Description Box 1 sits on a table, while Box 2 is dangling from a pulley. The two boxes are connected by a massless rope, and Box 1 sits on a frictionless table. The rope hangs over a frictionless pulley. Box 1 has a mass of 20 g and Box 2 has a mass of 5 g. Box 2 is allowed to fall from rest.

Find the tension T in the rope. Assume the acceleration due to gravity, g, is equal to 9.8 m/s^2.

...Meh. I'm frickin' done.

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Force due to gravity, at least in introductory physics, is just mass * gravitational acceleration. I made a mistake in phrasing the question. The lengths of the ropes were just an aesthetic touch.

The pulley is shown in the map.
It's the acceleration due to gravity.

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Do we even need to know the length of the rope? I think that's just a red herring.

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Actually, the problem doesn't specify where the pulley is. What if it was directly above Box 1? That would make things easier, right?

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Oh, and if the rope is massless, does that mean we could accelerate it up to light speed?

Except that it's attached to those non-massless boxes. Lemme go get some scissors.

cute ass imagery

would make a perfect episode map.

love the title..

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