Atwood's Machine,the manual says: "The experiment woks best when the sum of te masses is large compared to the difference between the masses."
2007-08-28 04:37:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It would work best if they are exactly the same mass, and the closer they are to being the same the better it works.
2007-08-28 05:19:38 · answer #1 · answered by everymansmedium 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See the link, equation for uniform acceleration: a = g(m1-m2)/(m1+m2). In order to get equilibrium, virtually 0 acceleration, the fraction (m1-m2)/(m1+m2) must be very small, which means the bottom (sum of masses) is much larger than the top (difference between masses).
2007-08-28 11:49:23 · answer #2 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
meaning that the two masses should be of similar mass (small difference between them)
2007-08-28 11:45:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atwood_machine
2007-08-28 11:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by scientific_boy3434 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋