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5.6 Newton’s Second Law in Rotational Form
5.3 Torque
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A system consisting of a massive pulley and two hanging blocks.
A system consisting of a massive pulley and two hanging blocks.
A pulley with a non-negligible mass and radius \(R\) is mounted on a fixed horizontal axle. A string of negligible mass is passed over the pulley, and two blocks of mass \(m_1\) and \(m_2\) (where \(m_2 > m_1\)) are attached to its ends. The string does not slip on the pulley as the system is released from rest and the blocks accelerate. Which of the following represents the correct free-body diagrams for the two blocks and the relative magnitudes of the tensions exerted by the string on the pulley as the system moves?

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