Explanation
- It is the pulled spring that supplies the energy for the block to move forward initially. Thereafter that energy is employed in gaining some kinetic energy and working against the frictional force generated due to the relative motion between the floor & the block.
- After returning to the O, block possesses some momentum which is distributed among itself & the lump of clay at the next step.
- The equilibrium velocity of the clay-block system need to be found using the "conservation of the linear momentum" concept.
- The affect of the frictional force in this case could be neglected due to the negligible time & the direction of the frictional force.
- For the new movement, dynamic frictional force is applied changed due to increment of the mass.
- With all of these, the new motion takes place in exhausting the kinetic energy attained, against the frictional force & in to the spring.
Notations
- V : velocity gained by the block.
- V1: velocity of the clay-block system
- f : frictional force on the block
- f1 : frictional force on the clay-block system
- m & m1 : mass of block & clay-block system respectively
Calculations
1). Considering energy conservation, A to O.
21kx221kx20.5⋅2500⋅0.22v=fx+21mv2=(μkmg)x+21mv2=(0.3⋅24)⋅0.2+0.5⋅2.4⋅v2=6.36ms−2
2). Considering the linear momentum along the moving direction,
mv2.4⋅6.36v1=m1v1=(2.4+0.25)⋅v1=5.76ms−2
Now, the changed frictional force,
f1=μ1m1g=7.95N
Then considering the energy conservation from O to B,
21m1v1243.961250d2+7.95d−43.96d=f1d+21kd2=7.95d+1250d2=0=0.184m
3). Now (consider system at rest as in sketch no. iv) the force expelled on clay-block system by the compressed spring is,
Fspring=kd=460N
Now the idea is, if the maximum static frictional force at B is greater than the spring force, the clay-block would move or the negativity.
Therefore, the frictional force,
fs.maximum=μsm1g=0.4⋅(2.4+0.25)⋅10=10.6N(<Fspring)
Therefore, clay-bloc would move after compressing at B.
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