Acceleration of a Cup and Cloth 2004 AP Physics Workshop, Ted Vittitoe
L The cloth is then pulled out from under the cloth Cup and Cloth A cup is placed on the cloth in the middle of the table. L The cloth is then pulled out from under the cloth 2004 AP Physics Workshop, Ted Vittitoe
Find the minimum acceleration of the cloth which leaves the Cup and Cloth Find the minimum acceleration of the cloth which leaves the cup on the table. m between cup and cloth 2m between cup and table a(min) 2004 AP Physics Workshop, Ted Vittitoe
L a Distance the cup moves Cup and Cloth When the cup leaves the cloth L a Distance the cup moves 2004 AP Physics Workshop, Ted Vittitoe
Acceleration of the cup Distance cup moves during the acceleration Solve (2) for t2 2004 AP Physics Workshop, Ted Vittitoe
Distance cloth moves during the acceleration Substitute (3) into (4) 2004 AP Physics Workshop, Ted Vittitoe
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