Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems · Problem 9-19
Motion in a Noninertial Reference Frame — Marion & Thornton
Physics — Mechanics · falling-chain
Problem
A chain such as the one in Example 9.2 (with the same parameters) of length b and mass ρb is suspended from one end at a point that is a height b above a table so that the free end barely touches the tabletop. At time t=0, the fixed end of the chain is released. Find the force that the tabletop exerts on the chain after the original fixed end has fallen a distance x.