Question: A chain of length L and total mass M is released from rest with its lower end just touching the top of a table, as
A chain of length L and total mass M is released from rest with its lower end just touching the top of a table, as in Figure P9.71a. Find the force exerted by the table on the chain after the chain has fallen through a distance x, as in Figure P9.71b. (Assume each link comes to rest the instant it reaches the table.)
I. L-x at Figure P9.71
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