Falling Chain In Problem 45 in Exercises 2.4 we saw that a mathematical model for th...

Falling Chain In Problem 45 in Exercises 2.4 we saw that a mathematical model for the velocity v of a chain slipping off the edge of a high horizontal platform is In that problem you were asked to solve the DE by converting it into an exact equation using an integrating factor. This time solve the DE using the fact that it is a Bernoulli equation.

(reference problems 45 of exercise 2.4)

Falling Chain A portion of a uniform chain of length 8 ft is loosely coiled around a peg at the edge of a high horizontal platform, and the remaining portion of the chain hangs at rest over the edge of the platform. See Figure 2.4.2. Suppose that the length of the overhanging chain is 3 ft, that the chain weighs 2 lb/ft, and that the positive direction is downward. Starting at t = 0 seconds, the weight of the overhanging portion causes the chain on the table to uncoil smoothly and to fall to the floor. If x(t) denotes the length of the chain overhanging the table at time t >0, then v = dx/dt is its velocity. When all resistive forces are ignored, it can be shown that a mathematical model relating v to x is given by

(a) Rewrite this model in differential form. Proceed as in Problems 31–36 and solve the DE for v in terms of x by finding an appropriate integrating factor. Find an explicit solution v(x).

(b) Determine the velocity with which the chain leaves the platform.