Find Relative Velocity: Acceleration on Inclined Plane

AI Thread Summary
The discussion centers on calculating the acceleration of a block sliding down an inclined plane on a frictionless surface. The user presents their derived equation for acceleration but is uncertain about its correctness. They seek confirmation on whether their answer is accurate without wanting direct solutions. If their answer is incorrect, they are willing to share their detailed working for further assistance. The focus remains on validating the provided formula for acceleration in relation to the inclined plane scenario.
ritwik06
Messages
577
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement



There is an inclined plane(mass M) with inclination theta kept on a frictionless surface. A block of mass m is kept on it which is allowed to slide due to gravity. Find the accleration of the block with respect to to incline.

The Attempt at a Solution


The problem with this is that my answer does not match. So please guys just tell me if my answer is right or not?
If it proves out to be wrong, I shall post my working as well (its too big)My answer:

\vec{A}= \frac{(M-m)g sin \theta cos \theta}{M+m sin^{2}\theta} \hat{i}+ \frac{(M+m)g sin ^{2}\theta}{M+m sin^{2}\theta} \hat{j}
 
Physics news on Phys.org
ritwik06 said:

Homework Statement



There is an inclined plane(mass M) with inclination theta kept on a frictionless surface. A block of mass m is kept on it which is allowed to slide due to gravity. Find the accleration of the block with respect to to incline.

The Attempt at a Solution


The problem with this is that my answer does not match. So please guys just tell me if my answer is right or not?
If it proves out to be wrong, I shall post my working as well (its too big)


My answer:

\vec{A}= \frac{(M-m)g sin \theta cos \theta}{M+m sin^{2}\theta} \hat{i}+ \frac{(M+m)g sin ^{2}\theta}{M+m sin^{2}\theta} \hat{j}
I don't want you guys to directly tell me the answer. I have solved the question and I have got the following answer:
\vec{A}= \frac{(M-m)g sin \theta cos \theta}{M+m sin^{2}\theta} \hat{i}+ \frac{(M+m)g sin ^{2}\theta}{M+m sin^{2}\theta} \hat{j}

I just want you guys to tell me if th answer is correct or not. If not, I will show all the work that I did in order to get this answer.
My motive is only to save time.
Please help me.
 
I multiplied the values first without the error limit. Got 19.38. rounded it off to 2 significant figures since the given data has 2 significant figures. So = 19. For error I used the above formula. It comes out about 1.48. Now my question is. Should I write the answer as 19±1.5 (rounding 1.48 to 2 significant figures) OR should I write it as 19±1. So in short, should the error have same number of significant figures as the mean value or should it have the same number of decimal places as...
Thread 'A cylinder connected to a hanging mass'
Let's declare that for the cylinder, mass = M = 10 kg Radius = R = 4 m For the wall and the floor, Friction coeff = ##\mu## = 0.5 For the hanging mass, mass = m = 11 kg First, we divide the force according to their respective plane (x and y thing, correct me if I'm wrong) and according to which, cylinder or the hanging mass, they're working on. Force on the hanging mass $$mg - T = ma$$ Force(Cylinder) on y $$N_f + f_w - Mg = 0$$ Force(Cylinder) on x $$T + f_f - N_w = Ma$$ There's also...
Back
Top