Two Masses on Inclined Plane with Pulley

t

0.

θ

0.78

m

1

0.5

m

2

0.5

μ

0.5

A mass

m

1

(brown) slides along a plane inclined at the angle

θ

, attached to a pulley at the top with a mass

m

2

(green) hanging down the right vertical side. The coefficient of friction is

μ

. The acceleration

a

of the system and the tension

T

are calculated and the position of the masses at time

t

is shown.