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Q54Section II (Mathematics)54 of 145

Atwood's machine: (m1+m2)x¨=(m1−m2)g(m_1+m_2)\ddot x=(m_1-m_2)g

If the Lagrangian L(x,x˙)L(x,\dot x) corresponding to Atwood's machine is given as L(x,x˙)=12(m1+m2)x˙2+m1gx+m2g(l−x)L(x,\dot x)=\frac12(m_1+m_2)\dot x^2+m_1gx+m_2g(l-x), where m1,m2,lm_1,m_2,l and gg are constants. Then the equation of motion is:

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