Recent content by shraps

You guys are correct, thank you for the help. After understanding that the acceleration is in fact constant, the rest of the problem goes relatively easy. Thanks, shraps

Well, I could be wrong, but using my reasoning abilities, I think something must be effecting this. This is the first part of a larger problem, and it asks for my answer for the mass m of the rope above the surface in terms of M, L, y (height of top of rope above surface), and g. If nothing...

I seem to be having trouble conceptualizing this question that I was asked to solve. In the problem, I have a rope of length L held so that the bottom of the rope barely touches the surface below it. At this point, the rope is released and falls to the surface. The question involves the...