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Chapter 4 Problem 4/82

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A coil of heavy flexible cable with a total length of 100 m and a mass of 1.2 kg /m is to be laid along a straight horizontal line. The end is secured to a post at A, and the cable peels off the coil and emerges through the horizontal opening in the cart as shown. The cart and drum together have a mass of 40 kg. If the cart is moving to the right with a velocity of 2 m /s when 30 m of cable remain in the drum and the tension in the rope at the post is 2.4 N, determine the force P required to give the cart and drum an acceleration of \(0.3 \mathrm{\ m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\). Neglect all friction.

                           

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Title Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics 8 
Author James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton
ISBN 9781118885840

A coil of heavy fl exible cable with a total length of100 m and a mass of 1.2 kg /m is

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