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5.6 Newton’s Second Law in Rotational Form
5.4 Rotational Inertia
5.3 Torque
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
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Figure 1. Blocks A and B connected over a massive solid pulley.
Figure 1. Blocks A and B connected over a massive solid pulley.
Block A of mass \(m_A\) and Block B of mass \(m_B\) (where \(m_B > m_A\)) are connected by a string of negligible mass that passes over a uniform solid cylindrical pulley of mass \(M\) and radius \(R\). The string does not slip on the pulley, and the pulley rotates about a horizontal, frictionless axle through its center. The rotational inertia of a uniform solid cylinder is \(I = \dfrac{1}{2}MR^2\). The system is released from rest.

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