Swinging Atwood's Machine
Swinging Atwood's Machine
This Demonstration solves a system of two masses hanging from two pulleys, with one of them swinging and the other moving vertically, a system known as a "swinging Atwood's machine." The variables of the system are the angle and , the length of the string of the swinging mass, both depending on the time . Friction is neglected.
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