A pulley of mass mp , radius R , and moment of inertia about its center of mass Ic , is attached to the edge of a table. An inextensible string of negligible mass is wrapped around the pulley and attached on one end to block 1 that hangs over the edge of the table. The other end of the string is attached to block 2 which slides along a table. The coefficient of sliding friction between the table and the block 2 is μk . Block 1 has mass m1 and block 2 has mass m2 , with m1>μkm2 . At time t=0 , the blocks are released from rest. At time t=t1 , block 1 hits the ground. Let g denote the gravitational acceleration near the surface of the earth.

(a) Find the magnitude of the linear acceleration of the blocks. Express your answer in terms of m1 , m2, Ic, R, μk and g as needed (enter m_1 for m1, m_2 for m2, I_c for Ic, R for R, mu_k for μk and g for g).

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(b) How far did the block 1 fall before hitting the ground? Express your answer in terms of m1 , m2, Ic, R, μk, t1 and g as needed (enter m_1 for m1, m_2 for m2, I_c for Ic, R for R, mu_k for μk, t_1 for t1 and g for g).

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2 answers

g*(m_1-mu_k*m_2)/(m_1+ m_2+(I_c/R^2))
g*(m_1-mu_k*m_2)/(m_1+ m_2+(I_c/R^2))*t_1^2/2
Thanx a lot