Mass Pulley System, Acceleration

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A block of 1kg on a 20° incline with a coefficient of friction of 0.45 is connected to a 2kg hanging block via a massless string over a frictionless pulley. To find the system's acceleration, Newton's second law and rotational motion equations are applied, incorporating the moment of inertia of the pulley modeled as a disk. The user initially struggles with the equations but realizes the need to include the radius of the pulley in the calculations. After correcting the equations and performing the necessary algebra, the user successfully resolves the problem. The discussion emphasizes the importance of accurately applying physics principles to solve for acceleration in pulley systems.
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Homework Statement


A block of 1kg is resting on an incline of 20° that has a coefficient of friction μk=0.45 with the surface. It is connected with a mass less string to a friction-less pulley of mass 0.10 kg to a hanging block of 2 kg. What is the acceleration of the system without ignoring rotational inertia. Model the pulley as a disk.

Homework Equations



First we need Newtons 2nd law, ΣF=ma
Also for rotational motion ΣF=Iα
and friction is ƒk=μN where N is the normal force.

The Attempt at a Solution


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After drawing my free body diagrams, I was left with this :

But I'm stumped there, I feel like I'm missing something obvious.

I want to plug the two equations for the tensions into the pulley equation, but then I'm still missing the radius of the pulley.

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EDIT: The -m2g in the last equation on the right should be m2a

EDIT #2: I forgot the R on the (T2-T1)=IAlpha, I solved it. Thanks.
 
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Well done ... and good work doing all the algebra before subbing in the values.
 
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