13–22.
The 50-kg block A is released from rest. Determine the
velocity of the 15-kg block B in 2 s.
Kinematics. As shown in Fig. a, the position of block B and point A are specified by
sB and sA respectively. Here the pulley system has only one cable which gives
(1)
Taking the time derivative of Eq. (1) twice,
(2)
Equations of Motion. The FBD of blocks B and A are shown in Fig. b and c. To be
consistent to those in Eq. (2), aA and aB are assumed to be directed towards the
positive sense of their respective position coordinates sA and sB. For block B,
y=
y
(3)
For block A,
y=
y
(4)
Solving Eqs. (2), (3) and (4),
aB=–2.848 m>s2=2.848 m>s2
c
The negative sign indicates that aB acts in the sense opposite to that shown in FBD.
The velocity of block B can be determined using
v
v
v
Ans.
A
D
C
E