In this example. we are given that a body is released from rest from top of a fixed
spherical surface. such that it starts sliding down . we are required to find the acceleration
of body when it is at a position at an angle thirty degrees from the initial position.
let us first draw the, physical situation , we are given that, there is a spherical
surface . from the top of the spherical surface we are given, that body starts sliding down
it starts sliding down that means, if we consider its initial speed is zero , as its
come down , because the work done is by gravity so its speed will increase .
say the radius of this , surface is r , and when the body travels , up to a position,
where the radius makes an angle theta with the vertical or initial position , we can
say the body will have speed v , and in this situation, from initial to this position the
body fall by a distance h , and the value of h we can simply write as , r minus r coz
theta , so in this situation it will be r into one minus coz theta .
and by work energy equation we can say that whatever work is done by gravity, in moving,
the body from this point to this point that will be the gain in kinetic energy . so here
we can write, m g h , that is m g r into one minus coz theta equals to, half m v square
here m get cancelled out and the speed we will get as root of, two g r, one minus coz
theta . this we can get directly by writing v is equal
to root of two g h by energy conservation. we will get this equation.
now at this position, if we just see the normal reaction acting on it is n . it will experience
a, force , gravitational force in downward direction that is m g , this angle is theta
we are required to find the acceleration of body when it is at a position at an angle
thirty degrees from the initial position. so if theta is thirty degrees we can say , in
this situation, the normal reaction plus the centrifugal force on it is equal to m g coz
theta or m g coz thirty but we don't need to use those relations . if we talk about
acceleration at this point , we can simply say , normal acceleration. at point p. say
this point we denote by p . is. we know very well that normal acceleration
we write as v square by r , on substituting the values we get, two g r get cancelled out
it is one minus coz thirty degrees. so we will get the result as. coz thirty we
can write as root three by two, this can be written as two g one minus root three by two,
which can be written as g into two minus root three , this is the normal acceleration of
body at point p. and we can see that this weight is acting
on it in downward direction , and there will be a tangential component, i.e. m g sine theta
that will be experienced by the body along the tangent. so we can simply state that the
tangential acceleration, at point p is , if we talk about this body , this tangential
acceleration can be written as, m g sine theta up on m so this will be g sine theta .
now, if we put the value of theta that is thirty degrees so it comes out to be g by
two. and if we talk about the total acceleration we can state it as . total acceleration of
a body that is a-total can be written as root of a-tangential square plus a-normal square
when we substitute the values it will be root of
a tangential square is g square by four plus a normal square which is g square into two
minus root three whole square. on simplification, we get, this will be g, we can be simply common
out, and the remaining factor we will get is one by four plus two minus root three whole
square so this will be four plus three , minus two root three .
so this will give us the value, root of, one by four plus, four plus, three, minus four
root three. this will be the answer to this problem.






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