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mathman44
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Homework Statement
I think I've just majorly confused myself here...
In the above diagram, since the ball doesn't "slip" we know that
[tex] R*\frac{d\theta}{dt} = V [/tex]
where theta is the angle of rotation on the disk itself.
I need to relate the angle phi to the angle theta. If I use the relation
[tex] R*\frac{d\theta}{dt} = p*\frac{d\phi}{dt} [/tex]
then I get the "correct" answer for this problem; but shouldn't the relation really be
[tex] R*\frac{d\theta}{dt} = (p+R)*\frac{d\phi}{dt} [/tex]
since the velocity vector is at the base of the moving disk? Major brainfart here!