I understand what is happening to the KE and PE of each block, but I believe my understanding of the energy of conservation equation is limited. I reviewed my book (Cutnell Physics), but I can't find an explenation of how to use this equation with two blocks, and this seems to be what is...
Yes, the slope is frictionless. I realized the error with tension last night. It should be neglected because it does postive work to Block A and negative work to Block B. I believe I am running into a problem when trying to incorporate both blocks into the conservation of energy equation. Can I...
Here is the problem I am given,
Two blocks are connected by a string that passes over a massless, frictionless pulley. Block A, with a mass of 2.0 kg, rests on a ramp measuring 3.0m vertically and 4.0m horizontally. Block B hangs vertically below the pulley. Use g = 10 m/s^2 for simplicity...