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Please apply the equations of conservation of charge as they relate to this problem.haruspex said:
How Does the Monkey's Movement Affect the Box in a Pulley System?
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The discussion centers on the dynamics of a pulley system involving a monkey with mass m and a box with mass 2m. When the monkey moves upwards with speed u, it affects the motion of the box due to the tension in the rope. The consensus is that the box (2m) moves upward at a speed of u/4 relative to the ground, as the monkey's speed is relative to the rope. The analysis incorporates Newton's laws and conservation of momentum, concluding that both the monkey and the box experience the same acceleration during the monkey's upward motion.
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