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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    converted to degrees. 33.62. got it. Thanks for all your help, truly appreciated!
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    I'm getting .586876 But I'm fairly certain that it is not right.
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    what program are we using for this? I'm not very familiar with using spreadsheets in this sense. I did the guess and check method on the calculator though. If I'm not mistaken, the graphs cross over each other many times, creating many values that yield 495. How do I know which one is the...
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    this is killing me, I'm so close.
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    I can't figure it out. The calculator that I'm using is giving me a ton of different answers and the program I'm doing my homework on says they're all wrong.
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    ok, so then the equation would be... 950.5 = 105.105 cos(theta) + 735 sin(theta) ?
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    yes, the acceleration should be 3.66, correct?
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    okay. I did the calculations and I get: 735 sin(theta) + 105.105cos(theta) = 446.45 honestly, I'm not really sure how to get theta by itself
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    okay so... Friction = 105.105 cos(theta) and then i have to set the net force on the object equal to ma? Fg+Fparallel+N+Friction = ma ?
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    or would the F component of μ = F/N be (mass)(acceleration) of the hanging object?
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    would it be... μ = (mg sin(theta)) / (mg cos(theta)) ?
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    Ok. This graph is very helpful. First off, the angle opposite of Fparallel would be theta? assuming so... Fparallel = mg sin(theta) N = mg cos(theta) then, even though the equations have 2 undefined variables, I can write a formula for friction? Would I use μ = F /N ?
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    thanks for responding so quickly. from what i can understand, I've drawn three vectors, the vertical one with a value of mg, being opposite of theta. The other two vectors touch each end of the mg vector and form a triangle. Would these vectors have a designated value?? if so, is it given in...
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    Conservation of energy of a pulley problem

    Homework Statement A 75.0 kg mass sits on an inclined plane, and a rope passing over a pulley at the top connects it to a hanging 125 kg mass. The pulley is frictionless and its mass is negligible. The coefficient of friction between the 75.0 kg block and the plane is 0.143. The system is...