Atwood machine Definition and 156 Threads

An atwood machine holds two masses at its ends by a massless rope. m1 and m2. Assume the pully is frictionless. What will the magnitude of the tension(T) go to as m1 goes to infinity but m2 stays the same? Im very lost on this problem. I have drawn a free body diagram showing m1g and m2g...

In the Atwood machine regular 2 mass machine,m1= 2.20kg and m2=7.30kg . The masses of the pulley and string are negligible by comparison. The pulley turns without friction and the string does not stretch. The lighter object is released with a sharp push that sets it into motion at an initial...

Need a check on this one please. In an Atwood Machine simulation, m1 is 1.0kg and m2 is 1.1kg. m2 rests on the floor that exerts a normal force, Fn, on m2. when the system is in equalibrium, the tension, T, in the rope at 2.54s is 9.789. If Fn +T- m2*g = 0 then Fn = .991. Is this correct?

I was given this problem below in my physics homework. :cry: http://www.turbozcar.com/images/knight.Figure.08.40.jpg It wants to know the acceleration of m1. I couldn't figure it out, so the next day a friend in class gave me the answer to be: (2*m_2*g)/(4*m_1+m_2) I took that...

Need closure (if not guidance) on this problem also: An Atwood machine consists of two masses, m_1 and m_2, which are connected by a massless inelastic cord that passes over a pulley. If the puley has radius r and moment of inertia I about its axle, determine the acceleration of the masses...

There is a problem in my physcs book that I have been trying to solve for some time now, and I just can't get trough it. If someone could help me a little bit, it would really be great. My question is about the Atwood machine. There are two blocks of same weight (M) suspended on a rope of...