INTRODUCTION. METHODS OF
ANALYSIS
303
349.
A
small
body
weighing
12 Ib.
rests on an inclined surface
(Fig.
328)
which
is revolved about a vertical
axis with a constant
angular
velocity
of
20
r.p.m.
If
the
body
is attached to
the axis of ro-
tation
by
a cord as shown
in the
figure,
and if
friction
between the
body
and
plane
is
neglected,
find the
tension, T,
in the cord.
350.
A box is
projected
up
an inclined
plane,
which
makes
an
angle
of 20 with the
horizontal,
with
an initial
velocity
of 2400 ft.
per
minute.
If
the coefficient
of kinetic friction is
0.2,
how
far
up
the
plane
does
the box
travel
before
coming
to
rest? Will the box remain at rest?
If
not,
how
long
does
it take it to reach
the bottom
of the incline?
FIG. 328.
Ans. s=46.9 ft.
2.
KINETICS
OF BODIES
144. Introduction. Methods of
Analysis.
As
stated
in
the
preceding
section,
the
general
character
of a
problem
in
kinetics
of bodies
is
the same whether the
body
has
a motion of
translation,
of
rotation,
or of
plane
motion:
A
physical body
is
acted
on
by
a
force
system
that has a
resultant which causes
a
change
in
the
motion of the
body.
For each
type
of
motion,
relations are
found
between
(1)
the resultant
of the external force
system,
(2)
the
properties
of the
body (mass,
moment
of
inertia, etc.),
and
(3)
the
change
in
the motion of
the
body.
For each
of the
types
of
motion of
rigid
bodies treated
in
this
section,
the
equations
which
express
the relations between the three factors or elements
in
the
problem
(equations
of
motion)
are
found
by
the same
procedure
or
series of
steps,
as
follows:
1. From
the
motion of
the
body,
the
acceleration, a,
of
any
(and
every) particle
in
the
body
is
found,
both
in
magnitude
and
in
direction.
This
step
involves the use of the
equations
of
kinematics
as
developed
in
Chapters
VII and
VIII.
2. From the
acceleration,
a,
of
any
particle
and
its
mass,
m,
the
force
required
to
produce
the
acceleration
is
found,
both
in
magnitude
and
in
direction,
by
applying
Newton's
second law.
This
force,
R,
is
expressed by
the
equation
R
=
ma,
its
direction
being
the same
as that of
a.
This
force is called the
effective
force
for the
particle
and
is,
of
course,
the
resultant
of the actual
forces
acting
on
the
particle.
Some
(most)
of
the
particles
of a
body
are acted on
by
internal forces
only (in
addition to their
weights),