Difference between revisions of "Forest UCM NLM AtwoodMachine"
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==Step 1: Identify the system== | ==Step 1: Identify the system== | ||
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==Step 2: Choose a suitable coordinate system== | ==Step 2: Choose a suitable coordinate system== | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 22 August 2014
Simple Atwood's machine
Double Atwood's machine
The problem
Step 1: Identify the system
- Each block is a separate system with two external forces; a gravitational force and the rope tension.
Step 2: Choose a suitable coordinate system
- A coordinate system with one axis along the direction of motion may make solving the problem easier
