(a) A bucket full of water with a mass of 8kg is pulled out of a well with a light inextensible rope. Find its acceleration when tha tension in the rope is 150N. [Take \(g = 10ms^{-2}\)].
(b) A mass of 12kg is acted upon by a force F, changing its speed from 15 m/s to 25 m/s after covering a distance of 50m. Find the :
(i) value of F ; (ii) distance covered when its speed is 35 m/s.
(a) Bucket of mass \(8\,\text{kg}\) pulled up, rope tension \(150\,\text{N}\), \(g=10\,\text{ms}^{-2}\).
Newton's second law (upward positive):
\[T-mg=ma\;\Rightarrow\;150-8(10)=8a\]\[70=8a\;\Rightarrow\;a=8.75\,\text{ms}^{-2}\ \text{(upward)}\]
(b) Mass \(12\,\text{kg}\), speed rises \(15\to 25\,\text{m/s}\) over \(50\,\text{m}\).
(i) Find the acceleration from \(v^{2}=u^{2}+2as\):
\[25^{2}=15^{2}+2a(50)\;\Rightarrow\;625=225+100a\;\Rightarrow\;a=4\,\text{ms}^{-2}\]\[F=ma=12\times 4=48\,\text{N}\]
(ii) Distance from the start (at \(15\,\text{m/s}\)) until the speed is \(35\,\text{m/s}\):
\[35^{2}=15^{2}+2(4)s\;\Rightarrow\;1225=225+8s\;\Rightarrow\;8s=1000\]\[s=125\,\text{m}\]