Can we conserve something?

A block of mass M rests on a frictionless horizontal table at a distance of 400 mm 400\text{ mm} from a fixed pin O O . The block is attached to the pin O O by an elastic cord of a force constant K and undeformed length 900 mm 900\text{ mm} .

If the block is set in motion perpendicularly, find the radius of curvature in cm when the block is at 1.2 m

Component of velocity along the string vanishes when length is 1.2m Details and assumptions :

  • K = 100 N/m K=100 \text{ N/m} .
  • M = 500 g M=500\text{ g} .


The answer is 3.75.

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2 solutions

Adam Strandberg
Mar 9, 2016

This problem is solved through conservation of energy and angular momentum. By conservation of angular momentum, v i r i = v f r f v_i r_i = v_f r_f , so v f = r i r f v i = 1 3 v i v_f = \frac{r_i}{r_f} v_i = \frac{1}{3} v_i .

Since the force comes from an elastic cord, there is no potential energy until it is stretched out to 0.9 m, at which point the cord starts stretching, and the potential energy is U = 1 2 k ( r 0.9 ) 2 U = \frac{1}{2} k (r - 0.9)^2 .

By conservation of energy,

1 2 m v i 2 = 1 2 m v f 2 1 2 k ( r f 0.9 ) 2 \frac{1}{2}m v_{i}^{2} = \frac{1}{2} m v_{f}^{2} - \frac{1}{2} k (r_{f} - 0.9)^2

Plugging in values and some algebra gives v f = 3 2 m s v_{f} = \frac{3}{2} \frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}} .

To find the radius of curvature r c r_{c} at that point, pretend that the object is moving in a circle with speed v f v_{f} and has a constant acceleration inward of F m = k m ( r f 0.9 ) \frac{F}{m} = -\frac{k}{m (r_{f} - 0.9)} .

v f 2 r c = k m ( r f 0.9 ) \frac{v_{f}^{2}}{r_{c}} = \frac{k}{m (r_f - 0.9)}

r c = v f 2 m ( r f 0.9 ) k r_c = \frac{v_{f}^{2} m (r_f - 0.9)}{k}

Plugging in values gives r c = 3.75 cm r_{c} = 3.75 \text{cm} .

Aryan Goyat
Mar 9, 2016

there is a loop in framing of question @avi solanki please add that the component of velocity along string vanishes when length=1.2

I.have corrected the question

avi solanki - 5 years, 3 months ago

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