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The Lagrangian Formulation of Mechanics

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A ring of mass m slides on a smooth vertical rod. Attached to the ring is a light, inextensible string passing over a smooth peg located distance a from the rod. At the other end of the string is a mass M (M > m). The ring is released from rest at the same level as the peg. Determine, in terms of M,a, and m, the maximum distance the ring will fall.

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This solution looks at the situation of the rod, peg and two masses and calculates the the maximum distance the ring will fall using concepts of potential energy and acceleration.

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