
Two particles, and , are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string, which passes over a smooth pulley. Particle has mass and has mass . Both particles are held above the ground. The system is released from rest and the particles move vertically.
When particle hits the ground, it does not bounce. Find the maximum height reached by particle .

Important Questions on Cross-Topic Review Exercise 2
Two particles, and , are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string, which passes over a smooth pulley. Particle has mass and has mass . Both particles are held above the ground. The system is released from rest and the particles move vertically.
When particle hits the ground, the string is cut. Find the total time from being released from rest until hits the ground.

A particle, , moves on a straight track. It has displacement from a point, , at time , given by for .
Find the time when the particle is first stationary.

A particle, , moves on a straight track. It has displacement from a point, , at time , given by for . Find the total displacement in first .

A particle, , moves on a straight track. It has displacement from a point, , at time , given by for . Particle moves on a track parallel to particle . The acceleration, , of is given by . Both particles come to rest alongside each other. Find the displacement of from after .

Two particles of masses and are connected by a light inextensible string that passes over a fixed smooth pulley. The particle is on a rough fixed slope which is at an angle of to the horizontal, where . The particle hangs below the pulley (see diagram). The coefficient of friction between the slope and the particle is . The particles are released from rest. Find the acceleration of the particles and the tension in the string.

A particle of mass is released from rest on a rough plane inclined at to the horizontal. It is given that, seconds after release, the particle has a speed of .
Find the acceleration of the particle and hence show that the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the particle is , correct to significant figures.

A particle of mass is released from rest on a rough plane inclined at to the horizontal. It is given that, seconds after release, the particle has a speed of .
Find the coefficient of friction between the particle and the plane.

A particle moves in a straight line. It starts at a point on the line and at time after leaving it has a velocity , where.
Find the set of values of for which the acceleration of the particle is negative.
