题目
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A car of mass is towing a trailer of mass up a straight road using a towbar. The towbar is parallel to the road and parallel to the direction of motion of the car.
The road is inclined to the horizontal at an angle , where . The engine of the car produces a constant driving force of magnitude newtons. The resistance to the motion of the car from non-gravitational forces is modelled as a single force of magnitude . The resistance to the motion of the trailer from non-gravitational forces is modelled as a single force of magnitude . The car and trailer are modelled as particles and the towbar is modelled as a light rod.
Given that the tension in the towbar is , find the value of .
题目中文翻译
一辆质量为 的汽车通过牵引杆,沿一条笔直的上坡公路拖动质量为 的拖车。牵引杆平行于公路及汽车的运动方向。
公路与水平面成 角,其中 。汽车发动机产生大小为 牛顿的恒定驱动力。将汽车所受的非重力运动阻力视为大小为 的单个力,将拖车所受的非重力运动阻力视为大小为 的单个力。将汽车和拖车视为质点,将牵引杆视为轻杆。
已知牵引杆中的张力为 ,求 的值。
解答
解法一
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先单独研究拖车,由已知牵引力求共同加速度;再研究汽车,牵引杆对汽车的力方向向后。
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Take up the slope as positive, and let the common acceleration be . For the trailer,
Using and ,
For the car, the towbar force acts down the slope, so
Thus
解法二
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求出拖车加速度后,也可以用整个系统的运动方程求驱动力,内部牵引力会抵消。
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The trailer equation, as in method 1, gives . For the car and trailer together,
Substitution gives