Answer:
m₂ = 2.91 kg
Explanation:
Let's analyze the exercise, ask us for the mass of the body we could find with Newton's second law and we need the acceleration that we can calculate with kinematics
Let's start looking for acceleration with kinematics
y = vo t + ½ a t²
They indicate for the first second (t = 1 s) it descends y = 0.23 m
y = ½ a t²
a = 2 y / t²
a = 2 0.23 / 1²
a = 0.46 m/s²
Let's look for the mass of the Atwood machine with Newton's second law, let's write the equations for each mass
W₁- T = m₁ a
T - W₂ = m₂ a
Let's add the two equations
W₁ -W₂ = (m₁ + m₂) a
m₁ g - m₂ g = m₁ a + m₂ a
m₂ (a + g) = m₁ (g-a)
m₂ = m₁ (g-a) / (g + a)
m₂ = 3.2 (9.8 -0.46) / (9.8 + 0.46)
m₂ = 3.2 9.34 / 10.26
m₂ = 2.91 kg