Introduction to Classical Mechanics · Problem 6.38

The Lagrangian method — Morin

Physics — Mechanics · forces-of-constraint

Problem

Constraint on a curve *** Let the horizontal plane be the

x

y

plane. A bead of mass

m

slides with speed

v

along a curve described by the function

y = f(x)

. What force does the curve apply to the bead? (Ignore gravity.)