Finding Speed of Box and Angular Speeds of Cylinder & Disk

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The discussion focuses on calculating the speed of a 3.00-kg box and the angular speeds of a 5.00 kg uniform cylinder and a 2.00 kg uniform disk pulley. Using the conservation of energy principle, the box's speed after descending 1.5 meters is determined to be 3.68 m/s. Consequently, the angular speed of the disk is calculated to be 18.4 rad/s, while the angular speed of the cylinder is 9.2 rad/s. The equations utilized include torque, net force, and angular acceleration relationships.

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In the figure, the cylinder and pulley turn without friction about stationary horizontal axies. A rope of negligible mass is wrapped around the cylinder, passes over the pulley, and has a 3.00-kg box suspended from its free end. There is no slipping between the rope and the pulley surface. The uniform cylinder has mass 5.00 kg and radius 40.0 cm. The pulley is a uniform disk with mass 2.00 kg and radius 20.0 cm. The box is released from rest and descends as the rope unwraps from the cylinder.

Find the speed of the box after it has descended 1.5m as well as the angular speeds of the cylinder and disk




Homework Equations


tnet = Iw
fnet = ma
t = mgr
alpha = a/r


The Attempt at a Solution



conservation of energy: mgd = 1/2mv^2 + 1/2*IWdisk^2 + 1/2*IWcylinder^2
3*9.8*1.5 = 1/2*3*v^2 + 1/2*.04*Wdisk^2 + 1/2*.4*Wcylinder^2
88.2 = 3*v^2 + .04 *Wdisk^2 + .4*Wcylinder^2

wdisk = v/r wcylinder = v/r wdisk = v/.2 wcylinder = v/.4

Substituting in: 88.2 = 3*v^2 + v^2 + 2.5v^2 >> velocity box = 3.68 m/s

Speed disk = 3.68/.2 = 18.4 rad/s speed cylinder = 3.68/.4 = 9.2 rad/s


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