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A peculiar Atwood’s machine
The Atwood’s machine shown in the figure consists of masses m,m/2,m/4,...,m/(2^(N-1)). All the pulleys and springs are mass less, as usual
a) Put a mass m/(2^(N-1)) at the free end of the bottom spring. What are the acceleration s of all the masses
b) Remove the mass m= (m/(2^(N-1)) [which was arbitrarily small, for very large
N] that was attached in part (a). What are the accelerations of all the
Masses, now that you’ve removed this infinitesimal piece?
Please solve the Question, I have been trying to answer to it but I am not confident of my method. Please answer it
picture in the attachment
The Atwood’s machine shown in the figure consists of masses m,m/2,m/4,...,m/(2^(N-1)). All the pulleys and springs are mass less, as usual
a) Put a mass m/(2^(N-1)) at the free end of the bottom spring. What are the acceleration s of all the masses
b) Remove the mass m= (m/(2^(N-1)) [which was arbitrarily small, for very large
N] that was attached in part (a). What are the accelerations of all the
Masses, now that you’ve removed this infinitesimal piece?
Please solve the Question, I have been trying to answer to it but I am not confident of my method. Please answer it
picture in the attachment