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Homework Statement
The Attempt at a Solution
7 Part(a)
It can be seen that Eα > Emin, so ue is always bounded below Eα.
7 Part (b)
It can be seen that for α = 1/2, Eα = Emin = -1/4. Thus for α < 1/2, the mass will start to drop.
What puzzles me is how do you explain this using forces?
Force acting on mass on table = T
Force acting on mass below = mg - T
The mass would slide down if mg > T but how do i express this in terms of α??