Practicing Success
In the figure shown, the ball a is released from rest, when the spring is at its natural (un-stretched) length. For the block B of mass M to leave contact with ground at some stage, the minimum mass of A must be : |
\(M\) \(\frac{M}{2}\) A function of M and the force constant of the spring \(2M\) |
\(\frac{M}{2}\) |
For B just to loose contact : \(Mg = kx \Rightarrow x = \frac{Mg}{k}\) By Work-Energy Theorem : \(\Rightarrow \frac{-1}{2}kx^2 + mgx = 0\) $ x = \frac{2mg}{k}$ Put $x = \frac{Mg}{k}$ \(\Rightarrow m = \frac{M}{2}\) |