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Homework Statement
A small solid cylinder with mass m and radius r is attached to a larger cylinder with mass M and radius R resting on a horizontal surface. Jennifer wraps a string around the small cylinder and then applies a light tension to the string. If she holds the string vertically, the cylinder will roll left; if she holds the string horizontally to the right, the cylinder rolls to the right. What is the angle between the string and the horizontal so that the cylinder remains stationary when a light tension is applied to the string? The coefficient of static friction between the larger cylinder and the surface is (mu)s and for kinetic friction it is (mu)k.
Homework Equations
I = 1/2*MR^2 moment of inertia
T is tension
Torque= I alpha = radius * T