Energy and pulleys (Atwood's machine i think)

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The discussion revolves around solving a physics problem involving an Atwood machine with a pulley of radius 0.160 m and moment of inertia 0.480 kg.m². The goal is to calculate the speed of a 4.00 kg block just before it hits the ground using energy methods. A participant reports arriving at a speed of 3.182 m/s and seeks verification of this result. The lack of a diagram is noted as a limitation in solving the problem effectively. Overall, the focus is on confirming the accuracy of the calculated speed in the context of the given parameters.
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The pulley in the diagram has a radius of 0.160 m and a moment of inertia 0.480 kg.m². The rope does not slip on the pulley rim. Use energy methods to calculate the speed of the 4.00 kg block just before it strikes the floor.

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ok so I've already had a lot of help from physics-forums on this and thanks to that I've solved it. I got a value of 3.182m/s could someone please check this.
 
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This can't be worked from the information given; the diagram would be helpful.
 
sorry here it is
 

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