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• We will use the fact that the rope has a fixed length to relate
sB to sA .
• We will use the equation for the length of the rope to find an
expression for the acceleration of the crate s̈B
sA ṡA
ṡB = √
122 + s2A
Take another time derivative to get an expression for acceleration,
ṡ2A + sA s̈A s2A ṡ2A
s̈B = √ −
2
12 + sA 2 (122 + s2A )3/2
The time derivative of the second term has been taken using the
chain and product rules.
F⃗ = m⃗a
The force F⃗ is the force that the patricle experiences at its “current
position”.
The force could be a constant, independent of position, like the
force of gravity near the surface of the earth
F⃗ = −mg k̂
Farther away from the surface of the earth, (assuming the center of
the earth is at 0),
(⃗r(t))
F = −GME m
⃗
3
|⃗r(t)|
Depends on the relative position of the object and the earth.
F⃗ = Fx î + Fy ĵ + Fz k̂ , ⃗a = ax î + ay ĵ + az k̂
vz = 0 when t = 0 → c = 0
√
vz (t) → − gm/k