A uniform chain of total length 'a' is placed on a horizontal frictionless table so that a length 'b' of the chain dangles over the side. Show that the time t,

A uniform chain of total length 'a' is placed on a horizontal frictionless table so that a length 'b' of the chain dangles over the side. Show that the time t, required for the chain b. 5.11 to slide off the table is given by a+ya2-b2 b dn Vg a 14 hich in turn rests on