Formal Lab Gravitaional Acceleration
Lab #5: Gravitational Acceleration
Preparation: In preparation for the first part of this lab involving the Atwood's machine our team started by discussing the effects of the masses on the results of the machine as requested in question 1 of the lab manual. We believe that if the two masses were equal there would be no motion of either of them when released. However we believed that if the two masses were not equal, the heavier mass would fall downward pulling the lighter mass upwards.
Below as requested by question 2 is a free body diagram of both situations
Masses Equal
Masses Unequal
The tension on mass 1 is equal to the tension in mass 2 due to the same string attaching both masses and is shown mathematically above in the section where the masses are equal. In the second part gravity is solved for.
We also believe that the difference between the two masses will affect the acceleration in a linear matter as requested in question 3.
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