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    Chain problem to do with Newton's 2nd law.

    Great thanks very much for your help guys.
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    Chain problem to do with Newton's 2nd law.

    Sorry about that. Too keen to get started! Thanks for your help.
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    Chain problem to do with Newton's 2nd law.

    Ok I've tried again and got this. F= Ma where a=d^2 x / d t^2 Also F=mg where m is the mass of the chain over the edge of the table so m =M(x/L) where x is the length of chain over the table at a given point in time. Equating these two expressions we get: M(d^2 x / d t^2) = M...
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    Chain problem to do with Newton's 2nd law.

    Hi it is a problem given to me by a colleague. I mentioned differential equations and he gave me this problem. He is a Doctor of Physics so I am struggling slightly! I am from a pure Mathematics base. Could I model the acceleration as d^2 x /d t^2?
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    Chain problem to do with Newton's 2nd law.

    Hello, I have a problem to do with a chain. You have a table with infinite drop and a chain of length l. The chain is let off at the end of the table. Assuming a frictionless table, calculate an expression for the speed of the chain. Could anyone help with this please? Best wishes...