A Level Maths Notes: M1 – Hanging Particle Connected by a Pulley to a Particle on a Table
I will find the acceleration and tension in terms of
Resolving vertically for
(1)
Apply F=ma to both particles - for
(2)
Substituting (1) into (2) gives
(3)
Applying
to
(4)
(3)+(4) gives
Substitute this into (3) to give