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Homework Statement A small object of mass m1 moves in a circular path of radius r on a frictionless horizontal tabletop. It is attached to a string that passes through a frictionless hole in the center of the table. A second object with a mass of m2 is attached to the other end of the...

Homework Statement A block of mass 0.80 kg rests on the inclined surface of a wedge of mass 2.0 kg. The wedge is acted on by a horizontal force F and slides on a frictionless surface. If the coefficient of static friction between the wedge and the block is µs = 0.40, and the angle of the...

My apologies; the boxes m1 and m3 are indeed hanging off opposite sides of the shelf.

Homework Statement A box of mass m2 = 3.7 kg rests on a frictionless horizontal shelf and is attached by strings to boxes of masses m1 = 1.2 kg and m3 = 2.1 kg as shown below. Both pulleys are frictionless and massless. The system is released from rest. After it is released, find the...

The initial angle given for the rope (42) was the angle it makes with the horizontal, but that is not the horizontal I used. I rotated the axis 14.9 so that I could make the ramp's surface the new horizontal. As a result, I reasoned that the new angle the rope would make with the horizontal...

Homework Statement A 19.0 kg box sits on a frictionless ramp with a 14.9° slope. The movers pull up a rope attached to the box to move it up. If the rope makes an incline with the ramp that is 42.0° to the horizontal, what is the smallest force F the mover must use to move the box up the...