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Question Number 138696 by mr W last updated on 16/Apr/21

Commented by mr W last updated on 16/Apr/21

a small mass is released on the  interior surface of a hollow cone  at the position as shown. find the  time the mass needs to reach the tip  of the cone. there is no friction.

asmallmassisreleasedontheinteriorsurfaceofahollowconeatthepositionasshown.findthetimethemassneedstoreachthetipofthecone.thereisnofriction.

Answered by mr W last updated on 18/Apr/21

Commented by ajfour last updated on 28/Apr/21

Let a point on axis of cone be  A(ρcos φ, 0, ρsin φ)  eq. of plane normal to axis and  through A is   (r^� −iρcos φ−kρsin φ)∙(icos φ+ksin φ)=0  cos φ(x−ρcos φ)+sin φ(z−ρsin φ)=0  ⇒  xcos φ+zsin φ=ρ  (x−ρcos φ)^2 +(y−ρsin φ)^2 +z^2 =r^2   x^2 +y^2 +z^2 =ρ^2 +r^2   let  y=rcos θ,  x=ρcos φ−rsin θsin φ  z=ρsin φ+rsin θcos φ  (r/ρ)=tan α=m=(R/h)  a_s =((−gz)/( (√(ρ^2 +r^2 ))))  a_s =((−(gcos α)z)/ρ)  s=(ρ/(cos^2 α))  ds=dρ(1+m^2 )  ((v_s dv_s )/ds)=−(((gcos α)z)/ρ)  v_s dv_s =−(((gcos α)(1+m^2 )zdρ)/ρ)  (dx)cos φ+(dz)sin φ=dρ  dx=(dρ)cos φ−(msin φ)d(ρsin θ)  dρ−(dz)sin φ=(dρ)cos^2 φ           −msin φcos φ[(dρ)sin θ+ρcos θdθ]

LetapointonaxisofconebeA(ρcosϕ,0,ρsinϕ)eq.ofplanenormaltoaxisandthroughAis(r¯iρcosϕkρsinϕ)(icosϕ+ksinϕ)=0cosϕ(xρcosϕ)+sinϕ(zρsinϕ)=0xcosϕ+zsinϕ=ρ(xρcosϕ)2+(yρsinϕ)2+z2=r2x2+y2+z2=ρ2+r2lety=rcosθ,x=ρcosϕrsinθsinϕz=ρsinϕ+rsinθcosϕrρ=tanα=m=Rhas=gzρ2+r2as=(gcosα)zρs=ρcos2αds=dρ(1+m2)vsdvsds=(gcosα)zρvsdvs=(gcosα)(1+m2)zdρρ(dx)cosϕ+(dz)sinϕ=dρdx=(dρ)cosϕ(msinϕ)d(ρsinθ)dρ(dz)sinϕ=(dρ)cos2ϕmsinϕcosϕ[(dρ)sinθ+ρcosθdθ]

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