An object of mass m1= 4.00kg is tied to an object of mass m2= 3.00kg with string-1 of length l=0.500m. The combination is swung in a vertical circular path to a second string, string-2, of length l = 0.500m. During the motion, the two strings are collinear at all times as shown in the figure above. At the top of the motion, m2 has a speed v = 4.00ms-1. Which string breaks first as the system is rotated faster and faster?

An object of mass m1= 4.00kg is tied to an object of mass m2= 3.00kg with string-1 of length l=0.500m. The combination is swung in a vertical circular path to a second string, string-2, of length l = 0.500m. During the motion, the two strings are collinear at all times as shown in the figure above. At the top of the motion, m2 has a speed v = 4.00ms-1. Which string breaks first as the system is rotated faster and faster?

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Chapter7: Hamilton's Principle-lagrangian And Hamiltonian Dynamics

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