Engineering
Physics
Variable Mass System
Question

A uniform rope of linear mass density λ and length l is coiled on a smooth horizontal surface. One end is  pulled up with constant velocity v. Then the average power applied by the external agent in pulling the entire rope just off the ground is

12λℓv2+λℓ2g2

λℓgv

λℓgv+12λv3

λv3+λℓvg2

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Solution

F=mg+vdmdt=λyg+λv2

Pavg =∫Pdx∫dx=∫Fvdx∫dx=λv3+λℓvg2