Homework Statement
2.(i) A light inextensible string of length 5a is secured with its ends a horizontal distance 2a apart. A small smooth ring is free slide on the string and a weight w is attached to the ring. Determine the tension in the string.
(ii)A horizontal force of magnitude w is...
trickey projectile motion question!
Homework Statement
1. (i)A shell is fired with speed 'U' from a point on a cliff of height 'h' above sea level. Show that the greatest horizontal distance that the shell can travel before reaching the sea is
(U/g)(U^2 + 2gh)^(1/2)
(ii)and that the...