A block of mass 1.60 kg is accelerated across a rough surface by a light cord passing over a small pulley as shown in the figure below. The tension T in the cord is maintained at 10.0 N, and the pulley is 0.100 m above the top of the block. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.310.

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A block of mass 1.60 kg is accelerated across a rough surface by a light cord passing over a small pulley as shown in the figure below. The tension T in the cord is maintained at 10.0 N, and the pulley is 0.100 m
above the top of the block. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.310.
M
x
(a) Determine the acceleration of the block when x = .400 m.
3.49
m/s²
a =
T
(b) Describe the general behavior of the acceleration as the block slides from a location where x is large to x = 0.
decreasing, then increasing
no change
increasing, then decreasing
(c) Find the maximum value of the acceleration and the position x for which it occurs.
X =
m
m/s²
m
(d) Find the largest value of x for which the acceleration is zero.
Transcribed Image Text:A block of mass 1.60 kg is accelerated across a rough surface by a light cord passing over a small pulley as shown in the figure below. The tension T in the cord is maintained at 10.0 N, and the pulley is 0.100 m above the top of the block. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.310. M x (a) Determine the acceleration of the block when x = .400 m. 3.49 m/s² a = T (b) Describe the general behavior of the acceleration as the block slides from a location where x is large to x = 0. decreasing, then increasing no change increasing, then decreasing (c) Find the maximum value of the acceleration and the position x for which it occurs. X = m m/s² m (d) Find the largest value of x for which the acceleration is zero.
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