Pulley Mass Calculation: Atwood's Machine

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Homework Statement



The two masses (m1 = 5.0 kg and m2 = 3.0 kg) in the Atwood's machine shown in Figure 10-23 are released from rest, with m1 at a height of 0.92 m above the floor. When m1 hits the ground its speed is 1.1 m/s. Assume that the pulley is a uniform disk with a radius of 12 cm.

Determine the pulley's mass.


Homework Equations


Conservation of Energy Ef=Ei
K= 1/2mv2+1/2Iw2 (w = omega)
I = 1/2mr2


The Attempt at a Solution



I tried to cancel out as much as I could form the "K" equation and fill it in. Webassign keeps determining my answer wrong...
 

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