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    Combined linear and rotational motion question

    Homework Statement A small solid disk (r<<R), mass m = 9.3 g, rolls on its edge without skidding on the track shown, which has a circular section with radius R = 9.7 cm. The initial height of the disk above the bottom of the track is h = 30.8 cm. When the ball reaches the top of the circular...
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    Mass and pulley system question

    Homework Statement A mass M = 53 g hangs from a light, inextensible string. It passes without sliding over a pulley. The pulley can be treated as a solid homogeneous disc with mass mp = 12 g and radius 3.6 cm, that turns without friction on its axis. The other end is attached to a mass m =...
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    Work questions- An object on an inclined plane involving friction.

    Homework Statement A skier, mass m = 85 kg including skis, poles and clothes, skis directly down a slope with an angle Φ = 21° to the horizontal. His body is rigid, the poles are not touching the snow. He is traveling at a constant speed of 71 kph in a straight line. The coefficient of...
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