highlander2k5
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I'm trying to solve this problem and I can get one part but not the other. Here is the information I was given: A uniform, cylindrical pulley of mass M=3.30 kg and radius R=0.660 m rotates freely about a fixed horizontal axis. A block which moves downward is attached to a string of tension T=3.40 N which is wrapped around the pulley.
The first part asks me to find angular acceleration of the pulley which I was able to do with this equation I rearranged Ay = 2T/MR. When plugging in the numbers I got 3.12 rad/s^2.
The second part asks me to find the mass of the block which I have not been able to figure out. I've tried using these equations T = .5MAy and
mg - .5MAy = mAy (rearranging them to find M). I was wondering if someone could guide me in the right direction to solve for the mass. Thanks.
The first part asks me to find angular acceleration of the pulley which I was able to do with this equation I rearranged Ay = 2T/MR. When plugging in the numbers I got 3.12 rad/s^2.
The second part asks me to find the mass of the block which I have not been able to figure out. I've tried using these equations T = .5MAy and
mg - .5MAy = mAy (rearranging them to find M). I was wondering if someone could guide me in the right direction to solve for the mass. Thanks.