Assignment:
A 24 foot chain, weighing Y lbs/foot of length, is stretched out on a very tall frictionless table with 6 feet hanging over the edge of the table. If the chain is released from rest , in the configuration described above, find the following:
a) How long before the chain falls off the table?
b) What is the velocity of the chain at that moment?
Provide complete and step by step solution for the question and show calculations and use formulas.