Fishing reel and restraining torque

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Homework Statement


A fish takes the bait and pulls on the line with a force of 3.0 N. The fishing reel, which has a friction clutch that exerts a restraining torque of 0.044 N m, is a cylinder of radius 0.060 m and mass 0.82 kg.

(a) What is the angular acceleration of the fishing reel?

(b) How much line does the fish pull from the reel in 0.30 s?

Homework Equations



rF/mr^2

The Attempt at a Solution



I know which formula to use to find angular acceleration, but I'm not sure what to do with the restraining torque (0.044N). Do I just subtract 0.044 N from 3.0 N and substitute that number for F or is there more to it that I'm missing?
 
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0.044 N
This is not simply "N", but "Nm", which is a torque.
I think you have to look your book for torque, moment of inertia, angular speed.