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Homework Statement
A uniform rope 12.0m long and with a mass 3.00kg is hanging with one end attached to a gymnasium ceiling and the other end just touching the floor. The upper end of the rope is released, and the rope falls to the floor. What is the change in the gravitational potential energy if the rope ends up flat on the floor(not coiled up) ?
Homework Equations
Fx = 0
Fy = 0
U = mgh1 - mgh2
The Attempt at a Solution
Fy = 0 = Tsin(theta) - W
Tsin(theta) = W
T = ((3(9.8))/(sin(theta))
Fx = 0 = Tcos(theta)
No other force acts on the x-axis