A particle of mass m slides without friction on a wedge of angle α and mass M that can move without friction on a smooth horizontal surface. Treating the constraint of the particle on the wedge by the method of Lagrange multipliers, find the equations of motion for the particle and wedge. Also obtain an expression for the forces of constraint

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A particle of mass m slides without friction on a wedge of angle α and mass M that can move without friction on a smooth horizontal surface. Treating the constraint of the particle on the wedge by the method of Lagrange multipliers, find the equations of motion for the particle and wedge. Also obtain an expression for the forces of constraint. 

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