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Homework Statement
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Find the kinetic energy of the system of bodies B1, B2 and B3 at an instant when the speed of B1 is 5ft/sec (the image is linked above)
radius of B2 = 2ft
mass of B1 = 32.2lb
mass of B2 = 32.2lb
mass of B3 = 96.6lb
answer is 25ft-lb
Homework Equations
translational kinetic energy: K = 1/2mv2
rotational kinetic energy: K = 1/2Iw2
The Attempt at a Solution
B1 = 1/2(32.2)(5)^2 = 402.5 ft-lb
B2 = 1/2((mr^2)/2)(5/2) = 201.25 ft-lb
B3 = 1/2(96.6)(5)^2 = 1207.5 ft-lb
My answers are way off, what am I doing wrong?
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