well if that's not how i would go about starting that problem, i have no idea what he's telling me to do I've been trying to do it for a while now. i guess ill just wait until we get to this in class because this isn't really going anywhere, thanks though.
Ok, I had to stop working on this problem, because I had to work on stuff that was actually assigned, I just started this physics class about a week ago, but I want to try this again :\.
The first equation m1g - T = m1a
for T do i just do T = (3.2kg)*(10m/s^2) ?
Would the first equation...
Youre right, I wasnt thinking about that right. What I'm thinking is if the 3.2 kg mass didnt have the 1.2 kg it would fall at 10m/s^2, right? but it has a 1.2 kg mass slowing it down a bit, so would i just take 10 - 1.2 kg for the acceleration?
Would the Acceleration be 12m/s^2, assuming gravity is 10m/s^2?
I have not yet been introduced to those specific equations, I have just kind of been trying to figure this out on my own, could you explain them a little bit?
There is a pulley system with 2 masses, m1 = 3.2kg and m2 = 1.2 kg
the pulley is massless and frictionless.
What I have to do is determine the acceleration of the system and the tension force in the rope. How would I find the acceleration?