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Problem Set 2

Physics Circle 2024 - 2025

1. Consider the machine shown below,

What is the acceleration of M1 when the external force F is zero?

2. Two masses are attached with pulleys by a massless rope on an inclined


plane as shown. All surfaces are frictionless. If the masses are released from
rest, then the inclined plane

3. A spring of relaxed length l1 and spring constant k1 is placed ‘in parallel’


with a spring of relaxed length l2 and spring constant k2 . The combination of
springs act like a single spring with what spring constant and relaxed length?

4. In the pulley below, what should M be in terms of m1 and m2 such that the
everything is stationary?

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5. A particle of mass m is subject to a force F(v) = -bv 2 . The initial position is
zero, and the initial speed is v0 . Find x(t).

6. Three identical cylinders are arranged in a triangle as shown, with the bottom
two lying on the ground. The ground and the cylinders are frictionless. You
apply a constant horizontal force (directed to the right) on the left cylinder. Let
a be the acceleration you give to the system. For what range of a will all three
cylinders remain in contact with each other?

7. A mass m is connected to one end of a zero-length spring with spring constant


k. The other end of the spring is connected to a frictionless bearing mounted
around a horizontal pole so that the mass can swing in a vertical circle of radius
R around the pole. The setup is shown in the figure below. What is the vertical
distance h between the center of the circular orbit and the axis of the pole?
Assume that both the diameter of the pole and the rest length of the spring are
negligible compared to R.

8. At time t=0, a force F=kt, where t is time and k is a constant with appropri-
ate dimensions, is applied to a body of mass m at rest at an angle of θ above the
horizontal. What is the velocity of the body as it loses contact with the ground?

9. A ball of negligible radius and mass m is connected to two ideal springs.


Each spring has rest length ℓ0 . The springs are connected to the ball inside
a box of height 2ℓ0 , and the ball is allowed to come to equilibrium, as shown.
Under what condition is this equilibrium point stable with respect to small
horizontal displacements?

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10. Find the angle θ where a block leaves the surface of a dome.

11. A sailor swings a rope of length L and linear density λ(r) = kr


L at an angular
speed ω. What is the tension at a distance R from the sailor’s hand?

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