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A 2 kg block is gently pushed from rest at B slides down the smooth circular surface shown in the figure. A spring of strength k = 20 k=20 N/m (attached at the origin of the hemisphere) pulls the block tight against the surface.

What is the unstretched length of the spring (in m) if the spring keeps the block in contact with the surface until the angle with the vertical is 60 degrees?

Assumptions and Details

  • The radius of the hemisphere is 1.5 m
  • B A C \angle BAC is 60 degrees


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

Satvik Pandey
Sep 11, 2015

Suppose the extension in the spring is x x .

Three forces are acting on the block--

(1) m g mg (2) Force due to extension in the spring = k x kx (3) Normal reaction form the hemisphere.

As the work done by last two forces are zero so we can use conservation of energy to find the velocity of the block at the required instant. Let that velocity be v v .

So m g R ( 1 c o s ( 60 ) ) = 0.5 m v 2 mgR(1-cos(60))=0.5mv^{2} .....(1)

When it leaves contact with the hemisphere centripetal force would be provided by force due to spring and a component of m g mg .

So m v 2 / R = k x + m g c o s ( 60 ) mv^{2}/R =kx+mgcos(60) .......(2)

Using 1) and 2) we get x = 0.5 x=0.5 So natural length of the spring is 1 c m 1cm .

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Jaswinder Singh - 5 years, 9 months ago

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Thanks bro! :)

satvik pandey - 5 years, 9 months ago

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Try this one out :) here cheers

Jaswinder Singh - 5 years, 9 months ago

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@Jaswinder Singh here

Jaswinder Singh - 5 years, 9 months ago

I think you mean the natural length of the spring is 1 m 1m ?

Bert Seegmiller - 2 years, 3 months ago

Let's think why will it leave the surface. Viewing from surface frame 1. centrifugal force would be acting radially outwards. 2. Mgcos(theta) radially inwards. 3. Kx radially inwards. When centrifugal force will become greater than sum of other two forces it will leave the surface. ........ (¡) From energy conservation- Change in KE when it makes 60° with vertical=change in PE. (1/2) m v^2=mg(r/2) (mv^2)/r=mg ...(ii) From (i)... (mv^2)/r=mgcos(60°)+kx Putting value From (ii).. mg=mg/2+kx (mg)/(2k)=x Unstretched length = r-x

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