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Figure 5-49 shows four penguins that are being playfully pulled along very slippery (frictionless) ice by a curator. The masses of three penguins and the tension in two of the cords are m1=12kg,m3=15kg ,m4=20kg ,role="math" localid="1661176245206" T2=111N , and T4=222N. Find the penguin mass m2that is not given.

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The mass of the penguin is 23鈥塳驳.

Step by step solution

01

Given data:

The mass of the first penguin, m1=12kg

The mass of the third penguin, m3=15kg

The mass of the fourth penguin, m4=20kg

The tension in the cord, T2=111N, and

The tension in the cord, T4=222N

02

Understanding the concept:

According to Newton's second law, an object's force and acceleration are both directly inversely proportional. The vector sum of each force exerted on the item is what is known as the net force.

Apply Newton鈥檚 second law to solve the problem.

03

The mass penguin m2 :

First, consider all the penguins (1 through 4, counting left to right) as one system, to which you can apply Newton鈥檚 second law:

T4=(m1+m2+m3+m4)a

222鈥塏=(12鈥塳驳+m2+15鈥塳驳+20鈥塳驳)a 鈥.. (1)

Second, consider penguins 3 and 4 as one system, for which you have

T4T2=(m3+m4)a111N=(15鈥塳驳+20鈥塳驳)aa=111N35kga=3.2鈥尘/s2

Substituting the above value into equation (1), you obtain,

222鈥塏=(12鈥塳驳+m2+15鈥塳驳+20鈥塳驳)3.2m/s2222鈥塏3.2m/s2=(47鈥塳驳+m2)m2=69.4kg47鈥塳驳m223鈥塳驳

Hence, the mass of the penguin is 23鈥塳驳.

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